Central District (Chegeni County)

Central District (Chegeni County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان چگنی
District
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Central District (Chegeni County) is located in Iran
Central District (Chegeni County)
Central District (Chegeni County)
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°37′N 48°02′E / 33.617°N 48.033°E / 33.617; 48.033
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyChegeni
Established as Chegeni District2007
CapitalSarab-e Dowreh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
16,190
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Chegeni County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان چگنی) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarab-e Dowreh.

History

In 2007, Dowreh-ye Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital. The county was renamed Chegeni County in 2019, and Chegeni District was renamed the Central District in 2023.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 16,190 people in 4,015 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 15,624 inhabitants in 4,346 households.

Administrative divisions

Central District Population
Administrative Divisions20112016
Dowreh RD9,4448,907
Teshkan RD5,2315,004
Sarab-e Dowreh (city)1,5151,713
Total16,19015,624
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Dowreh County
  2. ↑ Formerly Chegeni District (بخش چگنی)
  3. ↑ Renamed Chegeni County in 2019

References

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  4. 1 2 Vahidi, Ahmad (17 December 2023) [ایجاد در 26 آذر 1402 (Created on 26 Azar 1402) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. نام بخش چگنی به «مرکزی» تغییر یافت [‌The name of Chegeni District was changed to Central]. پایگاه خبری یافته [Yafteh News Site] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 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 16 June 2026.