Veysian District

Veysian District
Persian: بخش ویسیان
District
Veysian District is located in Iran
Veysian District
Veysian District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°27′N 48°01′E / 33.450°N 48.017°E / 33.450; 48.017
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyChegeni
CapitalVeysian
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
11,281
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Veysian District (Persian: بخش ویسیان) is in Chegeni County,[a] Lorestan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the city of Veysian.[4]

History

In 2007, the district was separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County.[b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as a part of Khorramabad County) was 13,029 in 3,065 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 12,198 people in 3,305 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 11,281 inhabitants in 3,523 households.[1]

Administrative divisions

Veysian District Population[c]
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[1]
Shurab RD5,0814,4134,251
Veysian RD6,1315,7974,943
Veysian (city)[d]1,8171,9882,087
Total13,02912,19811,281
RD = Rural District

Economy

Outside the city of Veysian, the district is primarily agricultural. It is famous for its rice farms, and its other farms also produce vegetables.[7]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Dowreh County[2]
  2. ↑ Renamed Chegeni County[2]
  3. ↑ As a part of Khorramabad County at the 2006 census
  4. ↑ 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 20 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 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 20 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 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 20 June 2026.
  4. ↑ ‌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 20 June 2026.
  5. 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 20 June 2026.
  6. 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 20 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Chegeni County: Divisions" (in Persian). Lorestan. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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