Qaleh, Kermanshah

Coordinates: 34°44′06″N 46°53′47″E / 34.73500°N 46.89639°E / 34.73500; 46.89639
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Qaleh
Persian: قلعه
City
Qaleh is located in Iran
Qaleh
Qaleh
Coordinates: 34°44′06″N 46°53′47″E / 34.73500°N 46.89639°E / 34.73500; 46.89639[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyKermanshah
DistrictBilavar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,130
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh (Persian: قلعه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bilavar District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Razavar Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 978 in 230 households, when it was a village in Razavar Rural District of the Central District).[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,160 people in 316 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of the new Bilavar District.[3] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,130 people in 315 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Qal‘eh

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Qaleh, Kermanshah County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (1 October 1386). "Approval letter regarding the establishment of Bilavar District, centered on the village of Qaleh, including Posht Darband and Razavar Rural Districts in the citizenship of Kermanshah County". Research Center, the System of Rules of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (16 April 1372). "Carrying out reforms in the villages of Kermanshah province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369). "The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.


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