Delfan County Explained

Delfan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان دلفان
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:Nurabad
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Itivand
P3:Kakavand
P4:Khaveh
P5:Mirbag
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:143973
Coordinates:34.0833°N 47.875°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Delfan County (Persian: شهرستان دلفان) is in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Nurabad.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Haft Cheshmeh was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

After the 2011 census, Khaveh-ye Jonubi and Khaveh-ye Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Khaveh District.

In October 2020, the village of Barkhordar rose to city status.[4] In March 2022, Itivand[5] and Mirbag[6] Districts were established, with two rural districts each that were transferred from Kakavand District and the Central District, respectively.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,385 in 29,257 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 144,161 people in 35,598 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 143,973 in 40,467 households.[9]

Administrative divisions

Delfan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Delfan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 113,787 122,324 104,533
Khaveh-ye Jonubi RD 12,419 12,977
Khaveh-ye Shomali RD8,149 8,730
Mirbag-e Jonubi RD 6,636 6,639 5,819
Mirbag-e Shomali RD13,085 13,650 12,608
9,921 11,795 13,440
7,173 7,391 7,119
Nurabad (city) 56,404 61,142 65,547
Itivand District
Kakavand District 23,598 21,837 19,127
Itivand-e Jonubi RD 6,400 5,864 5,150
Itivand-e Shomali RD 3,126 2,923 2,918
5,831 5,044 4,611
8,241 6,958 5,578
Haft Cheshmeh (city) 1,048 870
Khaveh District 20,313
12,929
7,384
Barkhordar (city)
Mirbag District
Total 137,385 144,161 143,973

Geography

Delfan is a mountainous region in the northwest of Lorestan province. Its capital city, Nurabad, is one of the five cities in Iran that is more than above sea level[10] and has very cold winters. The county is populated by Kurds.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Delfan County . . 24 March 2024 . 24 March 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation of Delfan County under the citizenship of Lorestan province and creation of Kakavand District . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121150143/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/111254 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 21 January 2024 . 21 January 2024.
  3. Web site: With seven changes in the geography of several provinces of the country: Six new cities were added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803155529/https://dolat.ir/detail/194584 . 3 August 2020 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 13 August 2019 . 2 April 2023.
  4. Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Barkhordar village into a city . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230823200453/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5060347/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-برخوردار-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Abdul Reza Rahmani . 23 August 2023 . 31 October 2020 . 23 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the creation of a department called Itivand in Delfan County of Lorestan province . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114205403/https://rrk.ir/Laws/ShowLaw.aspx?Code=25621 . 14 November 2023 . Ministry of Interior . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 19 March 2022 . 14 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the creation of a department called Mirbag in Delfan County of Lorestan province . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620041126/https://rrk.ir/Laws/ShowLaw.aspx?Code=25624 . 20 June 2022 . Ministry of Interior . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 19 March 2022 . 14 November 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: توزیع شهرهای ایران برحسب ارتفاع از سطح دریا.
  11. Web site: آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20060721185451/http://www.ichodoc.ir:80/p-a/CHANGED/22/HTML/22_20001.HTM . 2006-07-21 . 22 December 2020. fa.