Qaleh, Kermanshah

For other places with the same name, see Qaleh.

Qaleh
Persian: قلعه
City
Qaleh is located in Iran
Qaleh
Qaleh
Coordinates: 34°44′06″N 46°53′47″E / 34.73500°N 46.89639°E / 34.73500; 46.89639[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyKermanshah
DistrictBilavar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,130
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh (Persian: قلعه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bilavar District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Razavar Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qaleh's population was 978 in 230 households, when it was a village in Razavar Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,160 people in 316 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Bilavar District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,130 people in 315 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qal‘eh

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Qaleh, Kermanshah County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (15 March 2014) [Approved 1 October 1386]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Bilavar District, centered on the village of Qaleh, including Posht Darband and Razavar Rural Districts in the citizenship of Kermanshah County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 76772/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 202092/T40938K. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Research Center, the System of Rules of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (19 March 2012) [Approved 16 April 1372]. Carrying out reforms in the villages of Kermanshah province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.1889; Letter 93808/907. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  7. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369) [Approved 17 May 1396]. The approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.


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