Delfan County

Not to be confused with Dehloran County or Delijan County.

Delfan County (Persian: شهرستان دلفان)^[a] is in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Nurabad.^[2]

Delfan County Persian: شهرستان دلفان
County
Location of Delfan County in Lorestan province (top, yellow)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°05′00″N 47°52′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Nurabad
Districts	Central, Itivand, Kakavand, Khaveh, Mirbag
Population  (2016)
• Total	143,973
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Delfan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207200" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Haft Cheshmeh was elevated to the status of a city.^[3]

After the 2011 census, Khaveh-ye Jonubi and Khaveh-ye Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Khaveh District.

In October 2020, the village of Barkhordar rose to city status.^[4] In March 2022, Itivand^[5] and Mirbag^[6] Districts were established, with two rural districts each that were transferred from Kakavand District and the Central District, respectively.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,385 in 29,257 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 144,161 people in 35,598 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 143,973 in 40,467 households.^[9]

Administrative divisions

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

Delfan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[9]
Central District	113,787	122,324	104,533
Khaveh-ye Jonubi RD	12,419	12,977
Khaveh-ye Shomali RD	8,149	8,730
Mirbag-e Jonubi RD	6,636	6,639	5,819
Mirbag-e Shomali RD	13,085	13,650	12,608
Nurabad RD	9,921	11,795	13,440
Nurali RD	7,173	7,391	7,119
Nurabad (city)	56,404	61,142	65,547
Itivand District[b]
Itivand-e Jonubi RD
Itivand-e Shomali RD
Kakavand District	23,598	21,837	19,127
Itivand-e Jonubi RD	6,400	5,864	5,150
Itivand-e Shomali RD	3,126	2,923	2,918
Kakavand-e Gharbi RD	5,831	5,044	4,611
Kakavand-e Sharqi RD	8,241	6,958	5,578
Haft Cheshmeh (city)		1,048	870
Khaveh District			20,313
Khaveh-ye Jonubi RD			12,929
Khaveh-ye Shomali RD			7,384
Barkhordar (city)[c]
Mirbag District[d]
Mirbag-e Jonubi RD
Mirbag-e Shomali RD
Total	137,385	144,161	143,973
RD = Rural District

Geography

Delfan is a mountainous region in the northwest of Lorestan province. Its capital city, Nurabad, is one of the five cities in Iran that is more than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level^[10] and has very cold winters. The county is populated by Kurds.^[11]

See also

Media related to Delfan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Kurdish: شارسان دڵفان
2. Established after the 2016 census^[5]
3. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]
4. Established after the 2016 census^[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 March 2024). "Delfan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
2. Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation of Delfan County under the citizenship of Lorestan province and creation of Kakavand District". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 August 2019). "With seven changes in the geography of several provinces of the country: Six new cities were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
4. Fazli, Abdul Reza Rahmani (31 October 2020). "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Barkhordar village into a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
5. Mokhbar, Mohammad (19 March 2022). "Letter of approval regarding the creation of a department called Itivand in Delfan County of Lorestan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
6. Mokhbar, Mohammad (19 March 2022). "Letter of approval regarding the creation of a department called Mirbag in Delfan County of Lorestan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "توزیع شهرهای ایران برحسب ارتفاع از سطح دریا".
11. "آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2020.