Bijar County

Bijar County (Persian: شهرستان بیجار)^[a] is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bijar.^[3]

Bijar County Persian: شهرستان بیجار
County
Location of Bijar County in Kurdistan province (right, yellow)
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°00′N 47°40′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
Capital	Bijar
Districts	Central, Chang Almas, Korani
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	89,162
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

After the 2011 National Census, the villages of Pir Taj and Tup Aghaj were elevated to city status.^[4]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The people of the county are Kurds and speak Kurdish.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,461 in 23,614 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 93,714 people in 26,068 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 89,162 in 27,759 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Bijar County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Central District	66,833	66,962	65,888
Howmeh RD	4,081	3,817	3,352
Khvor Khvoreh RD	4,622	3,922	3,462
Najafabad RD	3,455	3,145	2,724
Seylatan RD	4,828	4,861	1,932
Siyah Mansur RD	3,691	3,291	2,759
Bijar (city)	46,156	47,926	50,014
Tup Aghaj (city)			1,645
Chang Almas District	14,357	13,137	10,737
Babarashani RD	3,178	2,886	2,050
Khosrowabad RD	4,319	3,741	3,134
Pir Taj RD	6,379	5,937	3,845
Babarashani (city)	481	573	509
Pir Taj (city)			1,199
Korani District	14,271	13,615	12,537
Gorgin RD	2,447	2,065	1,997
Korani RD	4,775	4,463	3,913
Taghamin RD	3,781	3,303	3,137
Yasukand (city)	3,268	3,784	3,490
Total	95,461	93,714	89,162
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Bijar County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Kurdish: شارستانی بیجاڕ