Sahneh County () is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sahneh.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 75,827 in 19,106 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 76,678 people in 22,052 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,757 in 21,788 households. Administrative divisions Sahneh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Sahneh County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 55,854 58,208 54,184 Gamasiyab RD 6,365 6,330 5,228 Hojr RD 7,007 7,211 6,768 Khodabandehlu RD 3,389 2,939 2,177 Sahneh RD 4,960 5,186 4,503 Sahneh (city) 34,133 36,542 35,508 Dinavar District 19,973 18,452 16,344 Dinavar RD 9,143 8,603 7,924 Horr RD 5,261 4,692 3,998 Kanduleh RD 5,080 4,559 3,727 Miyan Rahan (city) 489 598 695 Total 75,827 76,678 70,757
Language Kurdish is widely spoken in Sahneh county In central district people speak Sahneh'i Kurdish which is a sub dialect of Southern Kurdish, and also in dinavar district people speak Dinavari Kurdish which is that close to Kulyayi kurdish spoken in Sonqor county that sometimes they are classified as the same sub dialect of Southern Kurdish. Laki sub dialect of Southern kurdish is also spoken in the very south of the Sahneh county alongside the border with Harsin county.
Religion More than 90% of the people of sahneh are Yarsani. And the rest of the population is Shia muslim
Géography The city's longitude is 47.68.72 and its latitude is 34.48.44. Le comté de Sahneh has numerous fruit orchards. The main source of water in this city is Sarab Sahneh. This region has many rivers and springs, which make it a fertile land with a temperate climate.
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