Gilvan
Persian: گيلوان
City
Gilvan is located in Iran
Gilvan
Gilvan
Coordinates: 36°47′07″N 49°07′53″E / 36.78528°N 49.13139°E / 36.78528; 49.13139[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyTarom
DistrictGilvan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,508
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gilvan (Persian: گيلوان, also Romanized as Gīlvān and Gīlavān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Gilvan District of Tarom County, Zanjan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,036 in 541 households, when it was a village in Gilvan Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,426 people in 691 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,508 people in 803 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

In 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Gilvan District, which was divided into two rural districts.[4] The village of Gilvan was elevated to the status of a city.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 February 2023). "Gilvan, Tarom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Gilvan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064360" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 March 2017). "Approval of revision of national partitions in Zanjan province". Cabinet Office (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. 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. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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