Marivan County

{{Short description|County in Kurdistan province, Iran}} {{distinguish|Maragheh County|Marand County|Maraveh Tappeh County|Margown County}} {{for|the city|Marivan}}

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'''Marivan County''' ({{langx|fa|شهرستان مریوان}}){{efn|{{langx|ku| شارستانی مەریوان}}}} is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan.<ref name="Kurdistan Province Structure">{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113045|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023230624/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113045|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=23 October 2018|date=2 November 2017|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 83352/T130K|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

==History== Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District, an administrative division of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvabad County, 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.<ref name="Kani Dinar City">{{cite report|title=The government's agreement with three changes in the national divisions of Razavi Khorasan and Kurdistan|language=fa|website=Ministry of Interior|url=http://www.moi.ir/Portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=News&ID=2a87f72d-3637-45d9-909a-dcc29b92bd8e&LayoutID=dd8faff4-f71b-4c65-9aef-a1b6d0160be3&CategoryID=832a711b-95fe-4505-8aa3-38f5e17309c9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192737/http://www.moi.ir/Portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=News&ID=2a87f72d-3637-45d9-909a-dcc29b92bd8e&LayoutID=dd8faff4-f71b-4c65-9aef-a1b6d0160be3&CategoryID=832a711b-95fe-4505-8aa3-38f5e17309c9|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=4 March 2016|date=10 March 1388|access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> After the 2011 census, the village of Bardeh Rasheh rose to city status as well.<ref name="Bardeh Rasheh and Uraman Takht Cities">{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the transformation of Uraman Takht village, the center of Uraman District of Sarvabad County in Kurdistan province, into a city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/792464|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122184342/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/792464|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=22 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 8 December 1389|id=Proposal 156939/42/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 8527/T31731K|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926 in 35,498 households.<ref name="2006 Kurdistan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/12.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092008/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/12.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 168,774 people in 44,258 households.<ref name="2011 Kurdistan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kurdistan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119120701/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kurdistan.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> 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.<ref name="2016 Kurdistan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_12.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508185635/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_12.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=8 May 2022}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===

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

{| class="wikitable" |+ Marivan County Population |- ! Administrative Divisions !! 2006<ref name="2006 Kurdistan Province"/> !! 2011<ref name="2011 Kurdistan Province"/> !! 2016<ref name="2016 Kurdistan Province"/> |- | '''Central District''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''128,445''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''148,324''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''176,450''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kumasi RD || style="text-align: right;"| 4,655 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,586 || style="text-align: right;"| 2,972 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarkal RD || style="text-align: right;"| 22,745 || style="text-align: right;"| 13,086 || style="text-align: right;"| 13,937 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zarivar RD || style="text-align: right;"| 9,381 || style="text-align: right;"| 9,773 || style="text-align: right;"| 9,828 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kani Dinar (city) || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| 11,415 || style="text-align: right;"| 13,059 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Marivan (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 91,664 || style="text-align: right;"| 110,464 || style="text-align: right;"| 136,654 |- | '''Khav and Mirabad District''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''11,849''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''11,411''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''10,888''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khav and Mirabad RD || style="text-align: right;"| 11,849 || style="text-align: right;"| 11,411 || style="text-align: right;"| 9,868 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bardeh Rasheh (city) || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| 1,020 |- | '''Sarshiv District''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''10,632''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''9,039''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''7,924''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gol-e Cheydar RD || style="text-align: right;"| 4,878 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,421 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,593 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarshiv RD || style="text-align: right;"| 5,321 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,434 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,876 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chenareh (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 433 || style="text-align: right;"| 184 || style="text-align: right;"| 455 |- | '''Total''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''150,926''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''168,774''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''195,263''' |- | colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |}

==Geography== 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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