Afrineh District

Not to be confused with Afrineh Rural District.

For the village, see Afrineh.

Afrineh District Persian: بخش افرینه
District
Afrineh District
Coordinates: 33°18′53″N 47°53′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Mamulan
Capital	Afrineh
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afrineh District (Persian: بخش افرینه) is in Mamulan County of Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Afrineh,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,944 people in 555 households.[3]

History

In 2023, Mamulan District[a] was separated from Pol-e Dokhtar County in the establishment of Mamulan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mamulan as its capital and only city. Afrineh and Miyankuh-e Sharqi Rural Districts were separated from the district in the formation of Afrineh District.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Afrineh District

Administrative Divisions
Afrineh RD
Miyankuh-e Sharqi RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Renamed the Central District of Mamulan County[2]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 January 2025). "Afrineh District (Mamulan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. Mokhbar, Mohammad (26 April 2023) [Approved 19 November 1401]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Lorestan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 215472; Notification 214698/T58663H. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Research Institute.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Lorestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.