Gahru

Gahru
Persian: گهرو
City
Gahru is located in Iran
Gahru
Gahru
Coordinates: 32°00′12″N 50°53′11″E / 32.00333°N 50.88639°E / 32.00333; 50.88639[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyKiar
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1999[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
6,263
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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]

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

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2024). "Gahru, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "2V3P+8HJ Gahru, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (14 April 1999) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378/01/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستای گهرو از توابع بخش کیار شهرستان شهر کرد در استان چهار محال و بختیاری به عنوان شهر گهرو [‌Recognition of the village of Gahru, a function of the Kiar District of Shahrekord County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, as the city of Gahru]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 8AFC1598-FB50-4EF5-869C-FBCB84D0CD2E. شماره دوره [Course number] 78. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Gahru can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "259372" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه وزرای عضو کمیسیون سیاسی- دفاعی هیئت دولت در خصوص برخی تغییرات و تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Approval of the Ministers of the Political Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 2773B618-ABF2-4EA2-A9B9-33054C181C06. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.