Galin, Kurdistan

For other places with a similar name, see Galin.

Galin (Persian: گلين)^[a] is a village in Miyanrud Rural District of Sirvan District, Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran.

Galin Persian: گلين
Village
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Coordinates: 35°07′57″N 46°49′01″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Sanandaj
District	Sirvan
Rural District	Miyanrud
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,135
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.^[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,560 in 389 households, when it was in Zhavarud-e Sharqi Rural District of the Central District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,212 people in 363 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,135 people in 344 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Sirvan District. Galin was transferred to Miyanrud Rural District created in the new district.^[7] It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Galīn and Golīn; also known as Gailiān, Golshan, and Takyeh-ye Galīn^[3]