Savji () is a village in
Khav and Mirabad Rural District
Khav and Mirabad Rural District () is in Khav and Mirabad District of Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran
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Khav and Mirabad District
Khav and Mirabad District () is in Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran
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Marivan County
Marivan County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan.
History
Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District, an administrative division of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvaba ...
,
Kurdistan
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province,
Iran
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, and served as the capital of the district
until the capital was transferred to
Bardeh Rasheh.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The village is populated by
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,295 in 273 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 1,152 people in 280 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,143 people in 298 households.
See also
Notes
References
Populated places in Marivan County
Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan province
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