Qaleh, Kermanshah
City in Kermanshah province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qaleh (Persian: قلعه)[lower-alpha 1] 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]
Qaleh
Persian: قلعه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°44′06″N 46°53′47″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kermanshah |
County | Kermanshah |
District | Bilavar |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,130 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its 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 establishment of the new Bilavar District.[3] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,130 people in 315 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.[7]