Gorgin, Kurdistan

For the administrative division, see Gorgin Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Gorgin.

Gorgin (Persian: گرگين)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Gorgin Rural District of Korani District, Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran.^[4]

Gorgin Persian: گرگين
Village
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Coordinates: 36°13′59″N 47°52′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Bijar
District	Korani
Rural District	Gorgin
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	231
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Azerbaijanis.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 272 in 72 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 247 people in 74 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 231 people in 81 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gorgīn^[3]