Aligudarz County

Aligudarz County
Persian: شهرستان الیگودرز
County
Ab Sefid Waterfall
Ab Sefid Waterfall
Location of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province (right, green)
Location of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province (right, green)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°09′N 49°24′E / 33.150°N 49.400°E / 33.150; 49.400
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CapitalAligudarz
DistrictsCentral, Borborud-e Gharbi, Borborud-e Sharqi, Zalaqi, Zaz and Mahru
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
137,534
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Aligudarz County at GEOnet Names Server

Aligudarz County (Persian: شهرستان الیگودرز) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aligudarz.[2]

History

The village of Shulabad-e Sofla, after merging with several other villages, was converted to a city and renamed Shulabad in 2010.[3]

After the 2011 National Census, Borborud-e Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Borborud-e Gharbi District, including the new Cheshmeh Par Rural District. At the same time, Borborud-e Sharqi and Farsesh Rural Districts were also separated from the Central District to form Borborud-e Sharqi District.

The villages of Chaman Soltan and Shahpurabad were converted to cities in 2018,[4] and likewise the village of Titkan in 2021.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated by various Lur tribes.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 134,802 in 28,668 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 140,275 people in 35,020 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 137,534 in 38,503 households.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

Aligudarz County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[1]
Central District113,455119,32099,653
Borborud-e Gharbi RD11,17110,131
Borborud-e Sharqi RD9,5398,715
Farsesh RD3,1322,258
Khomeh RD4,4454,0843,759
Pachehlak-e Sharqi RD6,4786,1656,626
Aligudarz (city)78,69087,96789,268
Borborud-e Gharbi District9,335
Borborud-e Gharbi RD6,029
Cheshmeh Par RD3,306
Shahpurabad (city)[a]
Borborud-e Sharqi District10,427
Borborud-e Sharqi RD8,467
Farsesh RD1,960
Chaman Soltan (city)[a]
Zalaqi District[b]9,9079,7038,346
Pishkuh-e Zalaqi RD3,3882,8512,676
Zalaqi-ye Gharbi RD3,2523,0132,807
Zalaqi-ye Sharqi RD3,2673,8392,863
Titkan (city)[c]
Zaz and Mahru District11,44011,1889,584
Mahru RD2,0232,0571,814
Zaz-e Gharbi RD2,2481,9441,335
Zaz-e Sharqi RD[d]7,1695,6344,904
Shulabad (city)[e]1,5531,531
Total134,802140,275137,534
RD = Rural District

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Aligudarz County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Became a city after the 2016 census[4]
  2. ↑ Formerly Besharat District[9]
  3. ↑ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
  4. ↑ Formerly Zaz Rural District[2]
  5. ↑ Formerly Shulabad-e Sofla[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان لرستان به مرکزیت شهر خرم‌آباد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of Lorestan province, centered in the city of Khorramabad]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 12 September 1990 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] 3086BCE7-6AF8-402A-9E23-5D20DB46A8D2. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (15 September 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/06/24 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای شول آباد سفلی مرکز بخش ززوماهرو از توابع شهرستان الیگودرز در استان لرستان به شهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Shulabad village, the center of Zaz and Mahru District, from the functions of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province, to a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شماره ابلاغیه 168461/ت33735ک [Notification number 168461/T33735K]. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 ۲ روستای الیگودرز به شهر تبدیل شد [‌Two Aligudarz villages turned into cities]. خبربان [Khabarban] (in Persian). خبرگزاری تسنیم [Tasnim News Agency]. 6 March 2018 [15 اسفند 96 (15 Esfand 1396) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر: ۱۷۶۲۱۳۷۷ [News Code: 17621377]. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 وزیر کشور با تبدیل روستای تیتکان الیگودرز به شهر موافقت کرد [‌The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city]. خبربان [Khabarban] (in Persian). ایرنا [Islamic Republic News Agency]. 22 February 2021 [۴ اسفند ۱۳۹۹ (4 Esfand 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر: ۳۱۰۹۴۵۸۲ [News Code: 31094582]. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "سیمای عشایر استان لرستان" (PDF). General Department of Nomadic Affairs of Lorestan Province (in Persian). تهیه وتنظیم : اداره مطالعات وبرنامه ریزی: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 26/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان‌های آذربایجان غربی، اردبیل، اصفهان، بوشهر، سیستان و بلوچستان، فارس، قم، لرستان، مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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