Shahivand District

Shahivand District
Persian: بخش شاهیوند
Shahivand District is located in Iran
Shahivand District
Shahivand District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°41′N 47°47′E / 33.683°N 47.783°E / 33.683; 47.783
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyChegeni
Established2007[1]
CapitalCham Palak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
14,851
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahivand District (Persian: بخش شاهیوند) is in Chegeni County,[a] Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Cham Palak.[1]

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.

History

In 2007, Dowreh-ye Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County,[b] which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital.[1] The county was renamed Chegeni County in 2019.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 14,824 in 3,509 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,851 inhabitants in 4,079 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Shahivand District Population
Administrative Divisions2011[4]2016[2]
Kashkan-e Jonubi RD6,4966,379
Kashkan-e Shomali RD[c]8,3288,472
Total14,82414,851
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

References

  1. 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 18 June 2026.
  2. 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 18 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 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 18 June 2026.
  4. 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 18 June 2026.