Rizhaw Explained
| Rizhaw |
| Native Name: | Persian: ریژاو
Kurdish: ڕێژاو |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kermanshah |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dalahu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3907 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Rizhaw (Persian: ریژاو) is a city in the Central District of Dalahu County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Ban Zardeh Rural District.[2] Rizhaw is in an agricultural and tourist area due to its picturesque nature.
Etymology
The Kurdish word of Rijaw is a literal term meaning "water drop."
History
In May 2013, the village of Shahrak-e Rijab merged with the villages of Baba Jani-ye Abd ol Mohammad, Baba Jani-ye Shah Morad, Banmazaran, Darabi, and Shalan to form the city of Rizhaw.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shahrak-e Rijab's population was 800 in 170 households, when it was a village in Ban Zardeh Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 881 people in 233 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 3,907 people in 1,108 households,[6] by which time the village had merged with other villages, was renamed Rizhaw, and was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rizhaw, Dalahu County . . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Eslamabad-e Gharb County under Bakhtran province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301193126/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110238 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 1 March 2012 . 30 January 2024.
- Web site: Recognizing Shahrak-e Rijab from the functions of Dalahu County in Kermanshah province after merging with a number of villages as the city of Rijab . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712164833/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/179500 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 12 July 2023 . 30 May 2013 . 12 July 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094844/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/05.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118172226/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kermanshah.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403212203/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_05.xlsx . Excel . 3 April 2022.
