Dorud County

Not to be confused with Dowreh County.

For the city, see Dorud. For the administrative division of this county, see Dorud Rural District.

Dorud County (Persian: شهرستان دورود) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dorud.^[3]

Dorud County Persian: شهرستان دورود
County
Location of Dorud County in Lorestan province (right, yellow)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°31′N 49°05′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Dorud
Districts	Central, Silakhor
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	174,508
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Dorud County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207201" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 159,026 in 36,687 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 162,800 people in 42,815 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 174,508 in 50,140 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Dorud County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	144,130	148,100	159,655
Dorud RD	13,689	17,251	16,712
Heshmatabad RD	9,738	8,874	8,933
Zhan RD	20,175	22,476	12,372
Dorud (city)	100,528	99,499	121,638
Silakhor District	14,896	14,700	14,853
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	159,026	162,800	174,508
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Dorud County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2023). "Dorud County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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.
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. "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. "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.