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 PopulationAdministrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Central District | 113,787 | 122,324 | 104,533 |
Khaveh-ye Jonubi RD | 12,419 | 12,977 | |
Khaveh-ye Shomali RD | 8,149 | 8,730 | |
Mirbag-e Jonubi RD | 6,636 | 6,639 | 5,819 |
Mirbag-e Shomali RD | 13,085 | 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 |
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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
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Delfan County . . 24 March 2024 . 24 March 2024 . fa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: توزیع شهرهای ایران برحسب ارتفاع از سطح دریا.
- 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.