Dowreh County

Dowreh County

Persian: شهرستان دوره
Chegeni County
شهرستان چگنی
Dowreh County Persian: شهرستان دوره Chegeni County; شهرستان چگنی
County
	Location of Dowreh (Chegeni) County in Lorestan province (center left, green)
	Location of Lorestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°36′N 47°56′E / 33.600°N 47.933°E / 33.600; 47.933
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Sarab-e Dowreh
Districts	Central, Shahivand, Veysian
Population (2016)
• Total	41,756
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dowreh County (Persian: شهرستان دوره), or Chegeni County (شهرستان چگنی),^[3] is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarab-e Dowreh.^[4]

After the 2006 National Census, Dowreh-e Chegeni District and Veysian District were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital.^[4]

The census in 2011 counted 43,221 people in 10,819 households.^[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 41,756 in 11,948 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Dowreh County's administrative divisions over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and two cities.^[2]

Dowreh County Population
Administrative Divisions	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
Central District¹	16,190	15,624
Dowreh RD	9,444	8,907
Teshkan RD	5,231	5,004
Sarab-e Dowreh (city)	1,515	1,713
Shahivand District	14,824	14,851
Kashkan-e Jonubi RD	6,496	6,379
Kashkan-e Shomali RD²	8,328	8,472
Veysian District	12,198	11,281
Shurab RD	4,413	4,251
Veysian RD	5,797	4,943
Veysian (city)³	1,988	2,087
Total	43,221	41,756
RD: Rural District ¹Formerly Chegeni District^[6] ²Formerly Kashkan Rural District^[4] ³Formerly Mahmudvand^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2023). "Dowreh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ a b c d "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.
^ "تاريخچه شهرستان - موقعيت جغرافيايي شهرستان چگني" [History of city - Geographical location Chegeni County:] (in Persian). Lorestan province. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.
^ a b c d Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province". DOTIC (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ 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.
^ Mokhbar, Mohammad (7 August 2023). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in North Khorasan and Golestan provinces". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2023). "Dowreh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[Hist-3] "تاريخچه شهرستان - موقعيت جغرافيايي شهرستان چگني" [History of city - Geographical location Chegeni County:] (in Persian). Lorestan province. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.

[Dowreh_County-4] Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province". DOTIC (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[2011_census-5] "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.

[Maneh_County-6] Mokhbar, Mohammad (7 August 2023). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in North Khorasan and Golestan provinces". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.