Dehloran County

Not to be confused with Dehaqan County or Dehgolan County.
For the city, see Dehloran.

Dehloran County
Persian: شهرستان دهلران
County
Location of Dehloran County in Ilam province (bottom, green)
Location of Dehloran County in Ilam province (bottom, green)
Location of Ilam province in Iran
Location of Ilam province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°42′N 47°16′E / 32.700°N 47.267°E / 32.700; 47.267[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CapitalDehloran
DistrictsCentral, Dasht-e Abbas, Musian, Sarab Meymeh, Zarrinabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total65,630
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Dehloran County (Persian: شهرستان دهلران) is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dehloran.

Demographics

Language

Dehloran County is mostly populated by the Kurdish Kurdali tribe and has an Arab and Lur minority.[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the city of Meymeh was separated from Zarrinabad District in the establishment of Sarab Meymeh District, which was divided into the new Gurab and Takhtan Rural Districts.[4]

In March 2017, Dalpari Rural District was established in Musian District, and Abu Ghoveyr and Dasht-e Abbas Rural Districts were separated from it in the establishment of Dasht-e Abbas District.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 58,993 in 11,376 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 66,399 people in 14,852 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 65,630 in 16,959 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Dehloran County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Central District 32,311 36,942 38,304
Anaran RD 4,709 5,953 5,363
Dehloran (city) 27,602 30,989 32,941
Dasht-e Abbas District[a]
Abu Ghoveyr RD
Dasht-e Abbas RD
Musian District 16,275 19,427 18,282
Abu Ghoveyr RD 1,142 1,915 1,813
Dalpari RD[a]
Dasht-e Abbas RD 8,525 9,782 9,204
Nahr-e Anbar RD 4,037 5,153 4,806
Musian (city) 2,571 2,577 2,459
Sarab Meymeh District 2,766
Gurab RD 626
Takhtan RD 227
Meymeh (city) 1,913
Zarrinabad District 10,407 10,030 6,227
Seyyed Ebrahim RD 1,547 1,350 1,114
Seyyed Nasereddin RD 2,242 1,979 1,243
Meymeh (city) 2,277 2,636
Pahleh (city) 4,341 4,065 3,870
Total 58,993 66,399 65,630
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Dehloran County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ a b Established after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 March 2024). "Dehloran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000), Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux, Acta Iranica 37, p. 32
  4. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 May 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Dehloran County, Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Dehloran County, Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.