Gowdin

For the administrative division, see Gowdin Rural District.

Gowdin (Persian: گودين)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Gowdin Rural District.^[4]

Gowdin Persian: گودين
City
Gowdin
Coordinates: 34°30′27″N 48°04′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Kangavar
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,629
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Gowdin's population was 3,200 in 867 households, when it was a village in Gowdin Rural District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,068 people in 921 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 2,629 people in 835 households,^[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gāvdīn and Gowdīn^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Gowdin, Kangavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. "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. Gowdin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064997" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, fields and places in Kangavar County under Bakhtran province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 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. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2013). "Gowdin city was added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.