Bahar County Explained

Bahar County should not be confused with Baharestan County.

Bahar County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان بهار
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranHamadan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hamadan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bahar
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Lalejin
P3:Salehabad
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:119082
Coordinates:34.95°N 74°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bahar County (Persian: شهرستان بهار) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bahar.[2]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mohajeran was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 121,590 in 29,345 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 123,869 people in 34,621 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 119,082 in 36,844 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Bahar County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 49,138 50,388 51,837
8,624 8,551 8,506
13,243 14,192 14,646
Bahar (city) 27,271 27,645 28,685
Lalejin District 44,568 45,419 41,383
19,292 19,355 10,694
10,587 10,773 8,442
Lalejin (city) 14,689 15,291 14,916
Mohajeran (city) 7,331
Salehabad District 27,884 28,062 25,862
9,409 9,736 8,531
10,767 10,496 9,432
Salehabad (city) 7,708 7,830 7,899
Total 121,590 123,869 119,082

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bahar County . . 15 October 2023 . 15 October 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the creation and establishment of Lalejin District in Hamadan province . fa . SOLH . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212223200/https://www.solh.ir/regulation/5/2745 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 12 February 2024 . 19 August 1372 . 12 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Hamadan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213010942/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/796645 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 13 February 2024 . 13 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx . Excel . 21 April 2021.