Country Iran Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Province Kurdistan Province | Capital Marivan Population 168,774 (2011) | |
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Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Khav and Mirabad District, Sarshiv District | ||
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Marivan County (Persian: شهرستان مریوان, Kurdish: Mêriwan) is a county in Kordestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Marivan. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Khav and Mirabad District, and Sarshiv District. The county has two cities: Marivan and Kani Dinar. Marivan County is bordered by Saqqez County to the north, Sanandaj County to the east and southeast, Paveh County to the south, and Iraq to the west and northwest.
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Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Population and Housing census the population of Marivan County was 168 774. Of these, 122 063 lived in urban centres while 46 711 lived in rural regions. 85 711 were male and 83 063 were female. The county is the third most populous in Kurdestan province.
Political Regions
According to the last series of subdivisions in 2011, Marivan County is divided into three cities, three districts, six rural areas and 176 villages, of which 151 are currently inhabited and 25 have been abandoned.
Until 1958 the county was known as "Marivan District" and was one of the districts of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvabad County, and Sarshiv District were considered to be parts of Marivan District. With the removal of Kaltrazan and Sarvabad, Marivan County was divided into a Central District, Sarshiv, and Khav and Mirabad District.