Dowreh County

Dowreh County
شهرستان دوره
Chegeni County
County

Location within Lorestan Province
Country  Iran
Province Lorestan Province
Capital Sarab-e Dowreh
Bakhsh (Districts)
List
Population (2006)
 • Total 44,146
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Dowreh County (Do Râh Persian: شهرستان دوره‎‎, and Chegeni County Persian: شهرستان چگني‎‎[1]), is a county in Lorestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Sarab-e Dowreh. It was separated from Khorramabad County in 2007. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,146, in 9,722 families.[2] The county has two cities: Sarab-e Dowreh and Veysian.

Administrative divisions

The county is subdivided into three districts (bakhsh): Chegeni District (Central District), Shahivand District, and Veysian District, and further subdivided into six rural districts (dehestans): Dowreh, Teshkan, North Kashkan, South Kashkan, Shurab and Veysian.[1] There are 193 villages in the county.[1] Kashkan Rural District was divided into North Kashkan and South Kashkan in December 2007.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ "تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات كشوری در استان لرستان - وزارت کشور" [Approved amendment to the divisions in the province - Ministry of Interior]. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 23 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.

Coordinates: 33°33′46″N 48°01′17″E / 33.562803°N 48.021388°E / 33.562803; 48.021388

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