Guran Rural District

For other uses of a similar name, see Guran.

Guran Rural District (Persian: دهستان گوران)^[a] is in the Central District of Holeylan County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shiravand.^[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kahreh.^[4] Prior to this, its capital was the village of Towhid,^[5] now a city.^[6]

Guran Rural District Persian: دهستان گوران
Rural District
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Coordinates: 33°46′10″N 47°04′06″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Holeylan
District	Central
Capital	Shiravand
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,634
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Holeylan Rural District of the former Holeylan District of Chardavol County^[b]) was 12,069 in 2,422 households.^[8] There were 10,791 inhabitants in 2,731 households at the following census of 2011.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,634 in 2,989 households. The most populous of its 36 villages was Kahreh, with 1,600 people.^[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Holeylan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Guran Rural District.^[3]

See also

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Notes

1. Formerly Holeylan Rural District (دهستان هُلِيلان)^[3]
2. Formerly Shirvan and Chardavol County^[7]