Bijar County

Bijar County (Persian: شهرستان بیجار and Kurdish: شارستانی بیجاڕ) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bijar. The people of the city are Kurds and speak Kurdish.

Bijar County
Persian: شهرستان بیجار
County
Location of Bijar County in Kurdistan province (right, yellow)
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°00′N 47°40′E
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CapitalBijar
DistrictsCentral, Chang Almas, Korani
Population
 (2016)
  Total89,162
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bijar County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206623" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,461 in 23,614 households. The following census in 2011 counted 93,714 people in 26,068 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 89,162 in 27,759 households.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.