Paygelan

For the administrative division, see Paygelan Rural District.

Paygelan (Persian: پايگلان)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Paygelan Rural District^[4] of the Central District of Sarvabad County, Kurdistan province, Iran.

Paygelan Persian: پايگلان
Village
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Coordinates: 35°08′18″N 46°36′10″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Sarvabad
District	Central
Rural District	Paygelan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,440
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,920 in 457 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,645 people in 505 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,440 people in 475 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Pāygalān and Pāygelān; also known as Pa yi Gīlān, Pai Gilan, Pāy Kalān, and Pāykalān^[3]