Ravansar County

Ravansar County is in Kermanshah province, Iran, part of what is unofficially referred to as Iranian Kurdistan. Its capital is the city of Ravansar.

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Mansur-e Aqai, after merging with another village, was elevated to city status as Shahu.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,983 in 10,012 households. The following census in 2011 counted 46,395 people in 12,140 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 47,657 in 13,790 households.

Administrative divisions

Ravansar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Geography

The county is bounded in the north by Paveh County and Javanrud County, and in the south by Kermanshah County.

Archaeology

The Ravansar region has much of archaeological interest. Evidence of early human occupation has been found in a number of caves around Ravansar, such as Mar Koulian and Mar Jawri. The area was important during the Iron Age and Achaemenid dynasty, as can be seen in the rock-cut tomb of Farhad and column bases found around Qoleh Rock north of the town.