Dalahu County

Dalahu County

Persian: شهرستان دالاهو
Dalahu County Persian: شهرستان دالاهو
County
	Location of Dalahu County in Kermanshah province (center, yellow)
	Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
	Coordinates: 34°23′N 46°13′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
Capital	Kerend-e Gharb
Districts	Central, Gahvareh
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	35,987
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dalahu County (Persian: شهرستان دالاهو)[lower-alpha 1] is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kerend-e Gharb. Dalahu was separated from Eslamabad-e Gharb County in 2004.[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Shahrak-e Rijab was elevated to the status of a city after merging with several other villages.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 42,310 in 9,665 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 39,837 people in 10,364 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 35,987 in 10,266 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Dalahu County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Dalahu County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Central District	21,734	21,741	20,215
Ban Zardeh RD	6,700	7,017	3,212
Bivanij RD	1,458	1,208	1,036
Howmeh-ye Kerend RD	5,682	5,205	4,262
Kerend-e Gharb (city)	7,894	8,311	7,798
Rizhaw (city)[lower-alpha 2]			3,907
Gahvareh District	20,576	17,762	15,606
Gurani RD	6,514	5,093	4,599
Qalkhani RD	9,354	8,050	6,957
Gahvareh (city)	4,708	4,619	4,050
Total	42,310	39,837	35,987
RD = Rural District

Notes

Also romanized as Ŝāhrestāne Dālāhu
Shahrak-e Rijab village renamed after merger with other villages in becoming a city[4]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (12 July 2023). "Dalahu County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
"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.
Aref, Mohammad Reza (26 December 1383). "Divisional reforms and changes in Kermanshah province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
Rahimi, Mohammadreza (30 May 2013). "Recognizing Shahrak-e Rijab from the functions of Dalahu County in Kermanshah province after merging with a number of villages as the city of Rijab". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
"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.
"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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[3] Also romanized as Ŝāhrestāne Dālāhu

[8] Shahrak-e Rijab village renamed after merger with other villages in becoming a city[4]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 July 2023). "Dalahu County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[Dalahu_County-4] Aref, Mohammad Reza (26 December 1383). "Divisional reforms and changes in Kermanshah province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[Rijab-5] Rahimi, Mohammadreza (30 May 2013). "Recognizing Shahrak-e Rijab from the functions of Dalahu County in Kermanshah province after merging with a number of villages as the city of Rijab". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[2006_census-6] "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.

[2011_census-7] "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.