Gahru

City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gahru (Persian: گهرو)[a] is a city in the Central District of Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The village of Gahru was converted to a city in 1999.[3]

CountryIran
Established as a city1999[3]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Gahru
Persian: گهرو
City
Gahru is located in Iran
Gahru
Gahru
Coordinates: 32°00′12″N 50°53′11″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyKiar
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1999[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
6,263
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Lurs.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,093 in 1,464 households, when it was in the former Kiar District of Shahrekord County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,949 people in 1,684 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County. Gahru was transferred to the new Central District.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,263 people in 1,894 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Gahroū; also known as Kahroū[5]

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