Borujerd County

Not to be confused with Bojnord County or Borujen County.

For the city, see Borujerd.

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

Borujerd County Persian: شهرستان بروجرد
County
Location of Borujerd County in Lorestan province (top, green)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°52′N 48°45′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Borujerd
Districts	Central, Oshtorinan, Shirvan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	466,947
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Borujerd County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207197" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2016 National Census, Shirvan Rural District^[a] was separated from the Central District in the formation of Shirvan District, including the new Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District.^[4] In 2017, the village of Vanai was elevated to the status of a city.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 320,547 in 82,676 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 337,631 people in 99,259 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 326,452 in 102,258 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Borujerd County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	285,179	304,153	293,464
Darreh Seydi RD	5,066	4,221	3,279
Hemmatabad RD	23,249	29,007	27,016
Shirvan RD	21,710	22,948	21,662
Valanjerd RD	7,607	7,323	6,510
Borujerd (city)	227,547	240,654	234,997
Oshtorinan District[b]	35,368	33,478	32,988
Bardesareh RD	7,530	7,170	6,853
Gudarzi RD	16,875	16,321	16,375
Oshtorinan RD	5,699	4,904	4,240
Oshtorinan (city)	5,264	5,083	5,520
Vanai (city)[c]
Shirvan District[d]
Shirvan-e Gharbi RD[d]
Shirvan-e Sharqi RD[e]
Total	466,947	466,947	326,452
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Borujerd County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Renamed Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District^[4]
2. Formerly Ashtad District^[8]
3. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]
4. Established after the 2016 census^[4]
5. Formerly Shirvan Rural District^[4]