Silakhor District

Not to be confused with Silakhor Rural District or Silakhor-e Sharqi Rural District.
For other places with a similar name, see Silakhor.

Silakhor District
Persian: بخش سیلاخور
District
Silakhor District is located in Iran
Silakhor District
Silakhor District
Coordinates: 33°39′00″N 48°57′46″E / 33.65000°N 48.96278°E / 33.65000; 48.96278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDorud
CapitalChalanchulan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
14,853
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Silakhor District (Persian: بخش سیلاخور) is in Dorud County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chalanchulan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 14,896 in 3,679 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,700 people in 4,054 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,853 inhabitants in 4,377 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Silakhor District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Chalanchulan RD 8,288 7,728 7,470
Silakhor RD 5,514 5,494 5,160
Chalanchulan (city) 1,094 1,478 2,223
Total 14,896 14,700 14,853
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2023). "Silakhor District (Dorud County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (17 April 1368). "Creation and formation of Silakhor and Central Districts in the center of Dorud city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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