Bijar County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bijar.
History The villages of Pir Taj and Tup Aghaj were converted to cities in 2012.
Demographics Language and ethnicity The people of the county are Kurds and speak Kurdish.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 95,461 in 23,614 households. The following census in 2011 counted 93,714 people in 26,068 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 89,162 in 27,759 households.
Administrative divisions
Bijar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Bijar County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 66,833 66,962 65,888 Howmeh RD 4,081 3,817 3,352 Khvor Khvoreh RD 4,622 3,922 3,462 Najafabad RD 3,455 3,145 2,724 Seylatan RD 4,828 4,861 1,932 Siyah Mansur RD 3,691 3,291 2,759 Bijar (city) 46,156 47,926 50,014 Tup Aghaj (city) 1,645 Chang Almas District 14,357 13,137 10,737 Babarashani RD 3,178 2,886 2,050 Khosrowabad RD 4,319 3,741 3,134 Pir Taj RD 6,379 5,937 3,845 Babarashani (city) 481 573 509 Pir Taj (city) 1,199 Korani District 14,271 13,615 12,537 Gorgin RD 2,447 2,065 1,997 Korani RD 4,775 4,463 3,913 Taghamin RD 3,781 3,303 3,137 Yasukand (city) 3,268 3,784 3,490 Total 95,461 93,714 89,162
Places of interest
The following is a list of notable places in Bijar County:
Qomchoqay Castle — a historical castle dating back to the 3rd millennium BC
See also
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