The Central District of
Piranshahr County
Piranshahr County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the ...
() is in
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Its capital is the city of
Piranshahr
Piranshahr (, Kurdish: ''Pîranşar'' or ''Khane'') is a city in the Central District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Etymology
According to the Arab geogr ...
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 84,920 in 16,657 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 99,205 people in 23,063 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 115,200 inhabitants in 28,893 households.
Administrative divisions
See also
References
Districts of West Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Piranshahr County
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