Ravansar County

Not to be confused with Ravar County or Rezvanshahr County.

For the city, see Ravansar.

Ravansar County (Persian: شهرستان روانسر) is in Kermanshah province, Iran, part of what is unofficially referred to as Iranian Kurdistan. Its capital is the city of Ravansar.^[3]

Ravansar County Persian: شهرستان روانسر
County
Location of Ravansar County in Kermanshah province (top, purple)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°46′N 46°35′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
Capital	Ravansar
Districts	Central, Shahu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	47,657
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Ravansar County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3801619" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Mansur-e Aqai, after merging with another village, was elevated to city status as Shahu.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,983 in 10,012 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 46,395 people in 12,140 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 47,657 in 13,790 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Ravansar County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Central District	36,864	38,874	40,709
Badr RD	6,412	4,536	3,996
Dowlatabad RD	4,015	3,669	3,295
Hasanabad RD	5,892	5,473	5,174
Zalu Ab RD	4,162	3,946	3,717
Ravansar (city)	16,383	21,250	24,527
Shahu District	8,119	7,521	6,922
Mansur-e Aqai RD	5,088	1,192	1,012
Quri Qaleh RD	3,031	2,987	2,352
Shahu (city)[a]		3,342	3,558
Total	44,983	46,395	47,657
RD = Rural District

Geography

The county is bounded in the north by Paveh County and Javanrud County, and in the south by Kermanshah County.

Archaeology

The Ravansar region has much of archaeological interest. Evidence of early human occupation has been found in a number of caves around Ravansar, such as Mar Koulian and Mar Jawri. The area was important during the Iron Age and Achaemenid dynasty, as can be seen in the rock-cut tomb of Farhad and column bases found around Qoleh Rock north of the town.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Media related to Ravansar County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Mansur-e Aqai^[4]