Selseleh County

Selseleh County

Persian: شهرستان سلسله
Selseleh County Persian: شهرستان سلسله
County
	Location of Selseleh County in Lorestan province (top, purple)
	Location of Lorestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°48′N 48°06′E / 33.800°N 48.100°E
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Established	1994
Capital	Aleshtar
Districts	Central, Firuzabad
Population (2016)
• Total	75,559
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Selseleh County at GEOnet Names Server

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Selseleh County (Persian: شهرستان سلسله) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aleshtar.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated by Laki Kurds.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,819 in 15,531 households. The following census in 2011 counted 73,154 people in 18,231 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,559 in 21,140 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Selseleh County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	56,618	57,070	59,391
Doab RD	5,486	4,959	4,381
Honam RD	6,788	6,477	6,207
Qaleh-ye Mozaffari RD	7,087	6,644	6,947
Yusefvand RD	8,951	8,733	8,298
Aleshtar (city)	28,306	30,257	33,558
Firuzabad District	17,201	16,084	16,168
Firuzabad RD	11,503	10,615	10,092
Qalayi RD	2,841	2,593	2,677
Firuzabad (city)	2,857	2,876	3,399
Total	73,819	73,154	75,559
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Formerly Selseleh Rural District
↑ Formerly Aleshtar Rural District

References

1 2 Habibi, Hassan (16 November 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373.8.25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان پلدختر به مرکزیت شهر پلدختر شهرستان سلسله به مرکزیت شهر الشتر و شهرستان ازنا به مرکزیت شهر ازنا در استان لرستان [‌Creation and establishment of Pol-e Dokhtar County with the center of Pol-e Dokhtar city, Selseleh County, with the center of Aleshtar city, and Azna County with the center of Azna city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.6042. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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 8 July 2026.
↑ "آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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 8 July 2026.
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). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
1 2 Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.02.26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان لرستان [‌Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Lorestan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 14034.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2026.

[7] Formerly Selseleh Rural District

[8] Formerly Aleshtar Rural District

[Azna,_Pol-e_Dokhtar,_and_Selseleh_Counties_Establishment-1] 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (16 November 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373.8.25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان پلدختر به مرکزیت شهر پلدختر شهرستان سلسله به مرکزیت شهر الشتر و شهرستان ازنا به مرکزیت شهر ازنا در استان لرستان [‌Creation and establishment of Pol-e Dokhtar County with the center of Pol-e Dokhtar city, Selseleh County, with the center of Aleshtar city, and Azna County with the center of Azna city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.6042. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2026.

[2016_Lorestan_Province-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 8 July 2026.

[3] "آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[2006_Lorestan_Province-4] 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 8 July 2026.

[2011_Lorestan_Province-5] 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). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2026.

[Lorestan_Province_Reforms_112810-6] 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.02.26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان لرستان [‌Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Lorestan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 14034.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2026.