Chegeni County

For the administrative division previously known as Dowreh-ye Chegeni District, see Central District (Chegeni County). For other places with a similar name, see Chegeni.

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

Chegeni County Persian: شهرستان چگنی
County
Location of Chegeni County in Lorestan province (center left, green)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°36′N 47°56′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Sarab-e Dowreh
Districts	Central, Shahivand, Veysian
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	41,756
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Chegeni^[b] and Veysian Districts were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital.^[3] The name of the county was changed to Chegeni County in 2018.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 43,221 people in 10,819 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 41,756 in 11,948 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Chegeni County Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[6]	2016[2]
Central District[c]	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 RD[d]	8,328	8,472
Veysian District	12,198	11,281
Shurab RD	4,413	4,251
Veysian RD	5,797	4,943
Veysian (city)[e]	1,988	2,087
Total	43,221	41,756
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Dowreh County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Dowreh County (شهرستان دوره)^[3]
2. Renamed the Central District of Dowreh County^[4]
3. Formerly Chegeni District,^[4] and previously Dowreh-ye Chegeni District^[7]
4. Formerly Kashkan Rural District^[3]
5. Formerly Mahmudvand^[3]