Kohgiluyeh County should not be confused with Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province.
| Kohgiluyeh County | |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Dehdasht |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Charusa |
| P3: | Dishmuk |
| P4: | Suq |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 131351 |
| Coordinates: | 31.0167°N 78°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kohgiluyeh County (Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, in southwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Dehdasht.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, Charam District and Sarfaryab District were separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County.
After the 2011 census, Landeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Landeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Landeh as its capital and only city.[3] Additionally, Rak and Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi Rural Districts, and the city of Suq, were separated from the Central District in the formation of Suq District.[4]
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,939 in 36,038 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 153,695 people in 33,589 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 131,351 in 32,457 households.[7]
Kohgiluyeh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 90,244 | 95,543 | 82,168 | |
| 9,118 | 9,129 | 8,826 | ||
| 12,273 | 12,863 | 12,277 | ||
| 6,405 | 5,037 | 4,029 | ||
| Rak RD | 5,130 | 5,132 | ||
| Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD | 1,433 | 1,110 | ||
| Dehdasht (city) | 49,995 | 56,279 | 57,036 | |
| Suq (city) | 5,890 | 5,993 | ||
| Charam District | 24,989 | |||
| 5,775 | ||||
| 7,234 | ||||
| Charam (city) | 11,980 | |||
| Charusa District | 21,660 | 17,943 | 16,553 | |
| 9,993 | 8,115 | 7,449 | ||
| 9,063 | 6,266 | 5,835 | ||
| Qaleh Raisi (city) | 2,604 | 3,562 | 3,269 | |
| Dishmuk District | 20,646 | 18,744 | 20,746 | |
| 706 | 84 | 401 | ||
| 7,539 | 6,553 | 6,650 | ||
| 8,348 | 7,232 | 7,904 | ||
| Dishmuk (city) | 4,053 | 4,875 | 5,791 | |
| Landeh District | 21,151 | 21,367 | ||
| 3,253 | 2,144 | |||
| 7,358 | 7,553 | |||
| Landeh (city) | 10,540 | 11,670 | ||
| Sarfaryab District | 11,249 | |||
| 4,217 | ||||
| 7,032 | ||||
| Suq District | 11,655 | |||
| 4,366 | ||||
| 851 | ||||
| Suq (city) | 6,438 | |||
| Total | 189,939 | 153,695 | 131,351 | |