Nahavand County
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Nahavand County is a county
in Hamadan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Nahavand
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 30,903, in 7,490 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
, Giyan District
, Zarrin Dasht District
, and Khezel District
. The county has four cities: Nahavand
, Barzul, Giyan, and Firuzan.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Hamadan Province
Hamadan Province
Hamedan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its center is Hamedan city. The province of Hamedan covers an area of 19,546 km². In the year 1996, Hamedan province had a population of approximately 1.7 million people....
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Nahavand
Nahavand
Nahavand is a city in and capital of Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,218, in 19,419 families. It is located south of Hamadan, east of Malayer and northwest of Borujerd...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 30,903, in 7,490 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
Central District (Nahavand County)
The Central District of Nahavand County is a district in Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 116,092, in 30,864 families. The District has one city: Nahavand....
, Giyan District
Giyan District
Giyan is a district in Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17,253, in 4,304 families. The District has one city: Giyan....
, Zarrin Dasht District
Zarrin Dasht District
Zarrin Dasht is a district in Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,435, in 3,625 families. The District has one city: Barzul....
, and Khezel District
Khezel District
Khezel District is a district in Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 30,903, in 7,490 families. The District has one city: Firuzan....
. The county has four cities: Nahavand
Nahavand
Nahavand is a city in and capital of Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,218, in 19,419 families. It is located south of Hamadan, east of Malayer and northwest of Borujerd...
, Barzul, Giyan, and Firuzan.