Selseleh County

"Selseleh" redirects here. For the village in Kurdistan province, see Selseleh.

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

Selseleh County Persian: شهرستان سلسله
County
Location of Selseleh County in Lorestan province (top, purple)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°48′N 48°06′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Aleshtar
Districts	Central, Firuzabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	75,559
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Selseleh County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207202" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated by Kurds.^[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,819 in 15,531 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 73,154 people in 18,231 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,559 in 21,140 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Selseleh County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Central District	56,618	57,070	59,391
Doab RD	5,486	4,959	4,381
Honam RD[a]	6,788	6,477	6,207
Qaleh-ye Mozaffari RD	7,087	6,644	6,947
Yusefvand RD[b]	8,951	8,733	8,298
Aleshtar (city)	28,306	30,257	33,558
Firuzabad District	17,201	16,084	16,168
Firuzabad RD	11,503	10,615	10,092
Qalayi RD	2,841	2,593	2,677
Firuzabad (city)	2,857	2,876	3,399
Total	73,819	73,154	75,559
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Selseleh County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Selseleh Rural District^[7]
2. Formerly Aleshtar Rural District^[7]