Dowreh County should not be confused with Dorud County.
Dowreh County | |
Other Name: | Chegeni County شهرستان چگنی |
Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان دوره |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranLorestan-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Lorestan province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lorestan |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Sarab-e Dowreh |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Shahivand |
P3: | Veysian |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 41756 |
Coordinates: | 33.6°N 103°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Dowreh County (Persian: شهرستان دوره)[2] is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarab-e Dowreh.[3]
After the 2006 National Census, Dowreh-e Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital.[3]
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 43,221 people in 10,819 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 41,756 in 11,948 households.[5]
Dowreh County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|
Central District | 16,190 | 15,624 | |
9,444 | 8,907 | ||
5,231 | 5,004 | ||
Sarab-e Dowreh (city) | 1,515 | 1,713 | |
Shahivand District | 14,824 | 14,851 | |
6,496 | 6,379 | ||
8,328 | 8,472 | ||
Veysian District | 12,198 | 11,281 | |
4,413 | 4,251 | ||
5,797 | 4,943 | ||
Veysian (city) | 1,988 | 2,087 | |
Total | 43,221 | 41,756 | |