Shahivand District Explained

Shahivand District
Native Name:Persian: بخش شاهیوند
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:Dowreh
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Cham Palak
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:14851
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shahivand District (Persian: بخش شاهیوند) is in Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Cham Palak.[2]

The district is entirely rural. In the district is the Kashkan River. Most of the people work in fields and cultivate grain. Some families depend on their livestock and earn money from the sale of their animals’ by-products. These animals are chickens, goats, sheep, and cows.

History

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 the city of Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 14,824 in 3,509 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,851 inhabitants in 4,079 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Shahivand District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
6,496 6,379
8,328 8,472
Total 14,824 14,851

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shahivand District (Dowreh County) . . 25 August 2023 . 25 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province . fa . DOTIC (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran) . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929053815/http://law.dotic.ir/AIPLaw/imageandtextview.do?reqCode=imageAndTextView&lawId=119334&isLaw=0 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 29 September 2015 . 29 July 1386 . 24 August 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.