Javanrud County () is in

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province, Iran, part of what is unofficially referred to as

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. Its capital is the city of Javanrud.

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Sharvineh was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 62,259 in 13,629 households. The following census in 2011 counted 71,235 people in 17,854 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,169 in 20,592 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Geography

The county is bounded in the north and west by Paveh County and

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province, in the southeast by Ravansar County, and in the southwest by Sarpol-e Zahab County.

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References

Javanrud County Counties of Kermanshah province {{Kermanshah-geo-stub