Marivan County () is in

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province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan.

History

Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District, an administrative division of

Sanandaj County Sanandaj County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sanandaj. History In 2011, Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District was separated from the Central District (Sanandaj County), Central District, and Hoseynabad-e Shomal ...

. At that time, Kalatrazan District,

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, and Sarshiv District were parts of Marivan District. After the 2006 National Census, the village of Kani Dinar was elevated to the status of a city. After the 2011 census, the village of Bardeh Rasheh rose to city status as well.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926 in 35,498 households. The following census in 2011 counted 168,774 people in 44,258 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 195,263 in 55,603 households. Of these, 151,188 lived in urban centers while 44,075 lived in rural regions; 99,956 were male and 95,307 were female.

Administrative divisions

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

Geography

Marivan County is bordered by Saqqez County to the north,

to the east and southeast, Paveh County to the south, and

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to the west and northwest.

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References

{{Marivan County, state=collapsed Marivan County Counties of Kurdistan province