Chavar

For the administrative division of Ilam province, see Chavar County. For the former administrative division of Ilam County, see Chavar District. For the village in Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Chavar.

Chavar (Persian: چوار)^[a] is a city in the Central District^[b] of Chavar County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] and the district.^[5]

Chavar Persian: چوار
City
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Coordinates: 33°41′44″N 46°17′55″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Chavar
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,831
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Arkavazi Kurds.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,574 in 1,080 households, when it was in Chavar District^[c] of Ilam County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,775 people in 1,333 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,831 people in 1,562 households.^[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Chavar County and renamed the Central District, with Chavar as the new county's capital.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Chavār, Chawār, and Chūār; also known as Kani Chavar (كانی چَوار), also romanized as Kānī Chavār and Kānī Chawār^[3]
2. Formerly Chavar District of Ilam County^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Chavar County^[4]