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

History

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

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.

After the 2016 census, Chaman Soltan, Shahpurabad, and Titkan were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated by various Lur tribes.

Population

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

Administrative divisions

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

Aligudarz County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District113,455119,32099,653
Borborud-e Gharbi RD11,17110,131
Borborud-e Sharqi RD9,5398,715
Farsesh RD3,1322,258
Khomeh RD4,4454,0843,759
Pachehlak-e Sharqi RD6,4786,1656,626
Aligudarz (city)78,69087,96789,268
Borborud-e Gharbi District9,335
Borborud-e Gharbi RD6,029
Cheshmeh Par RD3,306
Shahpurabad (city)
Borborud-e Sharqi District10,427
Borborud-e Sharqi RD8,467
Farsesh RD1,960
Chaman Soltan (city)
Zalaqi District9,9079,7038,346
Pishkuh-e Zalaqi RD3,3882,8512,676
Zalaqi-ye Gharbi RD3,2523,0132,807
Zalaqi-ye Sharqi RD3,2673,8392,863
Titkan (city)
Zaz and Mahru District11,44011,1889,584
Mahru RD2,0232,0571,814
Zaz-e Gharbi RD2,2481,9441,335
Zaz-e Sharqi RD7,1695,6344,904
Shulabad (city)1,5531,531
Total134,802140,275137,534
RD = Rural District

Gallery

  • Oshtoran Kooh Mountain
  • Ab Sefid Waterfall

See also

Media related to Aligudarz County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes