Zalaqi District Explained

Zalaqi District
Native Name:Persian: بخش ذلقي
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lorestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Aligudarz
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Titkan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:8346
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Zalaqi District (Persian: بخش ذلقي) is in Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the city of Titkan.[3] The previous capital of the district was the village of Kish Olya (Kish Bazanvid).[2]

History

After the 2016 census, the name of the district was changed from Besharat District to Zalaqi District,[3] and the village of Titkan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 9,907 in 1,673 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,703 people in 1,783 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 8,346 inhabitants in 1,988 households.[7]

Administrative divisions

Zalaqi District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
3,388 2,851 2,676
3,252 3,013 2,807
3,267 3,839 2,863
Titkan (city)
Total 9,907 9,703 8,346

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zalaqi District (Aligudarz County) . . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and establishment of Besharat District centered in Beznavid village in Aligudarz County in Lorestan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121191539/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116970 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 21 January 2024 . 21 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Aligudarz County, Lorestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821164232/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/290933 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 21 August 2023 . 10 October 2019 . 21 August 2023.
  4. Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city . fa . Khabarban . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821172538/https://khabarban.com/a/31094582 . Ministry of Interior . 21 August 2023 . 4 March 2019 . 21 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084728/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/15.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119153510/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Lorestan.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012230336/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_15.xlsx . Excel . 12 October 2020.