Khoshk-e Bijar

Khoshk-e Bijar (Persian: خشکبیجار) and (Gilaki: خۊشكبجار), also Romanized as Khushk-e Bejār, is a city in, and the capital of, Khoshk-e Bijar District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.

For the administrative divisions, see Khoshk-e Bijar District, Hajji Bekandeh-ye Khoshk-e Bijar Rural District, and Nowsher-e Khoshk-e Bijar Rural District. For the nearby village with the same name, see Khoshk-e Bijar.

Khoshk-e Bijar
Persian: خشك بيجار
City
Khoshk-e Bijar
Coordinates: 37°22′23″N 49°45′28″E
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyRasht
DistrictKhoshk-e Bijar
Area
 • Total96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total7,245
 • Density75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,478 in 2,186 households. The following census in 2011 counted 7,133 people in 2,315 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,245 people in 2,470 households.

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