Dana County
Persian: شهرستان دنا
County
Landscape in Dana County
Landscape in Dana County
Location of Dana County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Dana County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°02′N 51°16′E / 31.033°N 51.267°E / 31.033; 51.267[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalSisakht
DistrictsCentral, Pataveh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total42,539
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Dana County (Persian: شهرستان دنا; Lurish: شݴرستانی دنا ) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, southwest Iran. Its capital is the city of Sisakht.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 52,242 in 11,117 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 52,040 people in 12,835 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 42,539 in 11,706 households,[2] by which time Kabgian District had been separated from the county to join Boyer-Ahmad County.[5]

Geography

Dana County is located in the north of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and has an area of 1,821 square kilometers. This county is limited to Semirom County in Isfahan province and Lordegan County from the north and Boyer-Ahmad County from the south.

The main water resources of Dana County are: Kabkian river, Khorsan river, Tang Potak river, Diashm river, Korea village, Bahram Beigi and Shebliz rivers, Meymand waterfall, as well as a number of seasonal and permanent waterfalls called Bahram Beigi waterfall, Manj and Dudrak Korea, Nari valley and Tuf Shah is flowing in this city. The important heights of this city are: Dena or Dinar peak with a height of 4409 meters, which is the ninth highest peak in Iran and every year a large number of mountaineers from all over the country and other parts of the world enter the city of Sisakht to conquer it and other neighboring peaks. Other important heights of this city include the heights of Shorum, Siouk Mountain and Siah Kooh.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Dana County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Dana County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District16,49817,37917,473
Dana RD4,9054,9534,776
Tut-e Nadeh RD5,2515,0374,842
Sisakht (city)6,3427,3897,855
Kabgian District110,3918,975
Chenar RD2,2971,958
Kabgian RD8,0945,599
Chitab (city)1,418
Pataveh District25,35325,68625,064
Pataveh RD14,98313,14512,624
Sadat Mahmudi RD10,37010,22710,156
Pataveh (city)2,3142,284
Total52,24252,04042,539
RD: Rural District
1 Became a part of Boyer-Ahmad County[5]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 August 2023). "Dana County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammadreza (20 May 2013). "Approval letter regarding the annexation of Kabgian District with its center of the city of Chitab from Dana County to Boyer-Ahmad County". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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