Shahivand District
Persian: بخش شاهیوند
District
Shahivand District is located in Iran
Shahivand District
Shahivand District
Coordinates: 33°41′11″N 47°47′21″E / 33.68639°N 47.78917°E / 33.68639; 47.78917[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDowreh
CapitalCham Palak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,851
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahivand District (Persian: بخش شاهیوند) is in Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Cham Palak.[3]

After the 2006 National Census, Dowreh-e Chegeni District and Veysian District 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.[3]

At the 2011 census, its population was 14,824 in 3,509 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 14,851 inhabitants in 4,079 households.[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.

Shahivand District Population
Administrative Divisions2011[4]2016[2]
Kashkan-e Jonubi RD6,4966,379
Kashkan-e Shomali RD18,3288,472
Total14,82414,851
RD: Rural District
1Formerly Kashkan Rural District[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2023). "Shahivand District (Dowreh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province". DOTIC (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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