Margown County

Margown County (Persian: شهرستان مارگون) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Margown. At the 2006 census, the county's population (as Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County) was 23,019 in 4,431 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 20,937 people in 4,735 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the district's population was 19,876 in 4,923 households.[3] It was separated from Boyer-Ahmad County in 2019 to become Margown County.[4]

Margown County
شهرستان مارگون
County
Location of Margown County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (top, purple)
Location of Margown County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (top, purple)
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°10′N 50°51′E
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalMargown
DistrictsCentral, Zilayi
Population
 (2016)
 • Total19,876
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisions

The population history of Margown County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table.

Margown County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Margown District23,01920,93719,876
Margown Rural District9,4407,6367,398
Zilayi Rural District11,04110,5959,343
Margown (city)2,5382,7063,135
Total23,01920,93719,876
1As a part of Boyer-Ahmad County at the 2006, 2011, and
2016 censuses
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "مارگون کهگیلویه وبویراحمد شهرستان شد". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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