Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District

Not to be confused with Shirvan District or Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District.

For the village, see Shirvan. For other places with a similar name, see Shirvan.

Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District Persian: دهستان شیروان شرقی
Rural District
Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District
Coordinates: 33°45′57″N 48°52′29″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Borujerd
District	Shirvan
Capital	Khayan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	21,662
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان شیروان شرقی)[a] is in Shirvan District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khayan.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Sharkat Zarayi Shirvan Chafa.[4][b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Shirvan Rural District of the Central District) was 21,710 in 5,351 households.[5] There were 22,948 inhabitants in 6,475 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 21,662 in 6,462 households. The most populous of its 64 villages was Khayan, with 2,148 people.[2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Shirvan District and renamed Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Shirvan Rural District (دهستان شیروان)[3]
2. Renamed Shirvan[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 December 2024). "Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District (Borujerd County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
2. 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.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 27 April 1400]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Borujerd County, Lorestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 207087. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (7 July 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, places and farms in Borujerd County under Lorestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11666; Notification 116632/T878. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Lorestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Lorestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.