Margown County (Persian: شهرستان مارگون) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Margown,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 3,135 in 797 households.[3]

Margown County
Persian: شهرستان مارگون
Location of Margown County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (top, purple)
Location of Margown County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (top, purple)
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°10′N 50°51′E / 31.167°N 50.850°E / 31.167; 50.850[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalMargown
DistrictsCentral, Zilayi
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

History edit

In October 2018, Margown District was separated from Boyer-Ahmad County in the establishment of Margown County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Margown as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics edit

Administrative divisions edit

Margown County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Margown County Population
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Dalun RD
Margown RD
Margown (city)
Zilayi District
Shurum RD
Zilayi RD
RD = Rural District

See also edit

  Media related to Margown County at Wikimedia Commons

  Iran portal

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 August 2023). "Margown County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.