Khorramabad County

Khorramabad County
Persian: شهرستان خرم‌آباد
County
Location of Khorramabad County in Lorestan province (center, pink)
Location of Khorramabad County in Lorestan province (center, pink)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°21′N 48°31′E / 33.350°N 48.517°E / 33.350; 48.517
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CapitalKhorramabad
DistrictsCentral, Beyranvand, Papi, Zagheh
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
506,471
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khorramabad County at GEOnet Names Server

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

History

In 2007, Dowreh-ye Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Dowreh County.[3][a]

Demographics

Language

The county's population is mainly Lur and Kurdish Lak.[5][6]

See below, the linguistic composition of the county:[7]

Khorramabad linguistic composition (2022)
Language percent
Luri
 
 60%
Laki
 
 40%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 509,251 in 113,886 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 487,167 people in 128,600 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 506,471 in 144,958 households.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

Khorramabad County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[8]2011[9]2016[1]
Central District417,556445,627463,599
Azna RD6,2146,1905,859
Dehpir-e Jonubi RD[b]7,4799,65910,258
Dehpir-e Shomali RD6,3326,1086,082
Kakasharaf RD4,0913,6272,742
Koregah-e Gharbi RD[c]45,40950,97142,884
Koregah-e Sharqi RD11,29412,45611,759
Robat RD8,1938,40010,599
Khorramabad (city)328,544348,216373,416
Beyranvand District[d]11,37810,87912,003
Beyranvand-e Jonubi RD6,3095,9946,547
Beyranvand-e Shomali RD3,5253,4763,736
Beyranshahr (city)[e]1,5441,4091,720
Dowreh-ye Chegeni District[f]31,117
Dowreh RD9,208
Kashkan RD[g]10,294
Teshkan RD10,303
Sarab-e Dowreh (city)1,312
Papi District16,89813,51412,204
Chamsangar RD2,5201,9421,675
Gerit RD2,1451,8761,539
Keshvar RD1,8731,3791,206
Sepiddasht RD5,1173,7413,610
Tang-e Haft RD2,0462,0311,257
Sepiddasht (city)3,1972,5452,917
Veysian District[f]13,029
Shurab RD5,081
Veysian RD6,131
Veysian (city)[h]1,817
Zagheh District19,27316,86917,440
Qaedrahmat RD7,3816,4496,108
Razan RD3,1022,0523,260
Zagheh RD5,9515,6835,296
Zagheh (city)2,8392,6852,776
Total509,251487,167506,471
RD = Rural District

Colleges and universities

Islamic Azad University of Khorramabad

Historical attractions

In the current location of Khorramabad, there was a city called Khaydalau from the Elamite period, and later the city of Shapurkhast was built on its ruins and around the current location of the city by order of Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire.

There are numerous historical and natural tourist attractions in the city of Khorramabad, including Falak-ol-Aflak Castle, a brick minaret, a broken bridge, a stone whirlpool, an inscription, Baba Taher's tomb, and Lake Kio.[15]

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Khorramabad County at Wikimedia Commons

flag Iran portal

Notes

  1. ↑ Renamed Chegeni County in 2019[4]
  2. ↑ Formerly Dehpir Rural District
  3. ↑ Formerly Koregah Rural District[10]
  4. ↑ Formerly Chaghalvandi District[11]
  5. ↑ Formerly Chaghalvandi[11]
  6. 1 2 Transferred to Dowreh County,[3] later renamed Chegeni County
  7. ↑ Renamed Kashkan-e Shomali Rural District[3]
  8. ↑ Formerly Mahmudvand[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 28 June 2026.
  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 28 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [۲۹ /۷ /۱۳۸۶ تصويب (Approval 29/7/1386) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات كشوری در استان لرستان [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Lorestan province]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. مقرره [Regulation] 36585. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  4. ↑ 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 28 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Anonby, Erik John "Update on Luri: How many languages" Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine JRAS (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society) Series 3 13(2): pp. 171–197, p.183, doi:10.1017/S1356186303003067
  6. ↑ "Khorramabad is the largest city of Lurs" (in Persian). Yafte news agancy. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Language distribution: individual languages and language families". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. 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 28 June 2026.
  9. 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 28 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1993) [مصوب (Approved) 1372,04,16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحاتي در دهستانهاي استان لرستان [‌Making reforms in rural districts of Lorestan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۸۸۹ /۴۲ /۴ /۱ [Proposal Number 1889/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (31 December 2011) [10 دی 1390 (10 Dey 1390) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. 6 تغییر در نقشه تقسیمات کشوری استان های لرستان و سیستان و بلوچستان [‌Six changes in the map of the national divisions of Lorestan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. کد خبر [News Code] 210027. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Lorestan University" homepage, in English Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Lorestan University of Medical Sciences homepage". Lums.ac.ir. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "afpkh.ir". afpkh.ir. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  15. ↑ دریاچه کیو، نگین فیروزه‌ای خرم آباد + تصاویر Qaw Lake, the turquoise gem of Khorramabad + pictures
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