Aligudarz County

For the city, see Aligudarz. For the village, see Aligudarz Company Farm Town.

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

Aligudarz County Persian: شهرستان الیگودرز
County
Rudbar-e Aligudarz river in Aligudarz county is one of the branches of Dez river.
Location of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province (right, green)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°09′N 49°24′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Aligudarz
Districts	Central, Borborud-e Gharbi, Borborud-e Sharqi, Zalaqi, Zaz va Mahru
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	137,534
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Aligudarz County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207196" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Shulabad-e Sofla was elevated to city status as Shulabad.^[4]

After the 2011 census, Borborud-e Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Borborud-e Gharbi District, including the new Cheshmeh Par Rural District. Borborud-e Sharqi and Farsesh Rural Districts were also separated from the Central District to form Borborud-e Sharqi District.^[5]

After the 2016 census, Chaman Soltan,^[6] Shahpurabad,^[6] and Titkan^[7] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated by various Lur tribes.^[8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 134,802 in 28,668 households.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 140,275 people in 35,020 households.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 137,534 in 38,503 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Aligudarz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[9]	2011[10]	2016[2]
Central District	113,455	119,320	99,653
Borborud-e Gharbi RD	11,171	10,131
Borborud-e Sharqi RD	9,539	8,715
Farsesh RD	3,132	2,258
Khomeh RD	4,445	4,084	3,759
Pachehlak-e Sharqi RD	6,478	6,165	6,626
Aligudarz (city)	78,690	87,967	89,268
Borborud-e Gharbi District			9,335
Borborud-e Gharbi RD			6,029
Cheshmeh Par RD			3,306
Shahpurabad (city)[a]
Borborud-e Sharqi District			10,427
Borborud-e Sharqi RD			8,467
Farsesh RD			1,960
Chaman Soltan (city)[a]
Zalaqi District[b]	9,907	9,703	8,346
Pishkuh-e Zalaqi RD	3,388	2,851	2,676
Zalaqi-ye Gharbi RD	3,252	3,013	2,807
Zalaqi-ye Sharqi RD	3,267	3,839	2,863
Titkan (city)[c]
Zaz and Mahru District	11,440	11,188	9,584
Mahru RD	2,023	2,057	1,814
Zaz-e Gharbi RD	2,248	1,944	1,335
Zaz-e Sharqi RD[d]	7,169	5,634	4,904
Shulabad (city)[e]		1,553	1,531
Total	134,802	140,275	137,534
RD = Rural District

Gallery

• 
  Oshtoran Kooh Mountain

• 
  Ab Sefid Waterfall

See also

Media related to Aligudarz County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
2. Formerly Besharat District^[11]
3. Became a city after the 2016 census^[7]
4. Formerly Zaz Rural District^[3]
5. Formerly the village of Shulabad-e Sofla^[4]