Qasr-e Shirin County

Not to be confused with Qasr-e Qand County.
For the city, see Qasr-e Shirin.

Qasr-e Shirin County
Persian: شهرستان قصر شیرین
County
Location of Qasr-e Shirin County in Kermanshah province (left, yellow)
Location of Qasr-e Shirin County in Kermanshah province (left, yellow)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°09′N 45°36′E / 34.150°N 45.600°E / 34.150; 45.600[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CapitalQasr-e Shirin
DistrictsCentral, Sumar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,929
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Qasr-e Shirin County (Persian: شهرستان قصر شیرین) is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qasr-e Shirin.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 19,821 in 4,999 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 25,517 people in 6,058 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 23,929 in 6,903 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Qasr-e Shirin County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Qasr-e Shirin County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 19,574 23,665 22,702
Alvand RD 16 375 184
Fathabad RD 2,222 3,082 2,537
Nasrabad RD 1,899 2,249 1,508
Qasr-e Shirin (city) 15,437 17,959 18,473
Sumar District 247 1,524 557
Sumar RD 227 1,515 377
Sumar (city) 20 9 180
Total 19,821 25,517 23,929
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Qasr-e Shirin County at Wikimedia Commons

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 July 2023). "Qasr-e Shirin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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