Khorramabad County

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

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Khorramabad County Persian: شهرستان خرم‌آباد
County

Location of Khorramabad County in Lorestan province (center, pink)
Location of Lorestan province in Iran
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Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Khorramabad
Districts	Central, Beyranvand, Papi, Zagheh
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	506,471
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khorramabad County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207199" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2006 National Census, Chegeni^[a] and Veysian Districts were separated from the county to form Dowreh County.^[5]^[b]

Demographics

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Perspective

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 509,251 in 113,886 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 487,167 people in 128,600 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 506,471 in 144,958 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

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Khorramabad County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[7]	2011^[8]	2016^[2]
Central District	417,556	445,627	463,599
Azna RD	6,214	6,190	5,859
Dehpir-e Jonubi RD	7,479	9,659	10,258
Dehpir-e Shomali RD	6,332	6,108	6,082
Kakasharaf RD	4,091	3,627	2,742
Koregah-e Gharbi RD^[c]	45,409	50,971	42,884
Koregah-e Sharqi RD	11,294	12,456	11,759
Robat RD	8,193	8,400	10,599
Khorramabad (city)	328,544	348,216	373,416
Beyranvand District^[d]	11,378	10,879	12,003
Beyranvand-e Jonubi RD	6,309	5,994	6,547
Beyranvand-e Shomali RD	3,525	3,476	3,736
Beyranshahr (city)^[e]	1,544	1,409	1,720
Chegeni District^[f]	31,117
Dowreh RD	9,208
Kashkan RD^[g]	10,294
Teshkan RD	10,303
Sarab-e Dowreh (city)	1,312
Papi District	16,898	13,514	12,204
Chamsangar RD	2,520	1,942	1,675
Gerit RD	2,145	1,876	1,539
Keshvar RD	1,873	1,379	1,206
Sepiddasht RD	5,117	3,741	3,610
Tang-e Haft RD	2,046	2,031	1,257
Sepiddasht (city)	3,197	2,545	2,917
Veysian District^[h]	13,029
Shurab RD	5,081
Veysian RD	6,131
Veysian (city)^[i]	1,817
Zagheh District	19,273	16,869	17,440
Qaedrahmat RD	7,381	6,449	6,108
Razan RD	3,102	2,052	3,260
Zagheh RD	5,951	5,683	5,296
Zagheh (city)	2,839	2,685	2,776
Total	509,251	487,167	506,471
RD = Rural District

Demographics

Language

The city population is predominantly Lur and the largest Luri-speaking city in the country.^[11]^[12]

See below, the linguistic composition of the city:^[13]

Khorramabad linguistic composition (2022)
Language			percent
Luri			83%
Laki			7%
Persian			4%
Silakhori			3%
Borujerdi			1%
Other			2%

Colleges and universities

Thumb — Islamic Azad University of Khorramabad

Islamic Azad University of Khorram Abad
Lorestan University^[14]
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences^[15]
Madanni Technical College^[16]

Notes

Formerly Dowreh-ye Chegeni District^[3] and renamed the Central District of Chegeni County^[4]
Renamed Chegeni County^[6]
Formerly Koregah Rural District^[9]
Formerly Chaghalvandi District^[10]
Formerly Chaghalvandi^[10]
Formerly Dowreh-ye Chegeni District;^[3] transferred to Dowreh County,^[5] later renamed Chegeni County^[6]
Renamed Kashkan-e Shomali Rural District^[5]
Transferred to Dowreh County,^[5] later renamed Chegeni County^[6]
Formerly Mahmudvand^[5]

References

[1]
OpenStreetMap contributors (1 January 2025). "Khorramabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
[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]
Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of Lorestan province, centered in the city of Khorramabad. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. c. 2024 [Approved 21 June 1369]. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82816/T121K. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
[4]
Vahidi, Ahmad (17 December 2023). "The name of Chegeni District was changed to Central". yaftenews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024 – via Yafteh.
[5]
Davodi, Parviz (c. 2015) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province. law.dotic.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 93023/42/1/1; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[6]
"Approval of the reform of national divisions in nine provinces of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 9 April 2019 [Approved 22 December 1397]. Proposal 158389. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
[7]
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.
[8]
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.
[9]
Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 16 April 1372]. Carrying out reforms in the villages of Lorestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 4/42/1889/1; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[10]
Rahimi, Mohammadreza (14 August 2017). "Six changes in the map of the national divisions of Lorestan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
[11]
Anonby, Erik John "Update on Luri: How many languages" Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine JRAS (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society) Series 3 13(2): pp. 171–197, p.183, doi:10.1017/S1356186303003067
[12]
"Khorramabad is the largest city of Lurs" (in Persian). Yafte news agancy. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
[13]
"Language distribution: individual languages and language families". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
[14]
Lorestan University" homepage, in English Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
[15]
"Lorestan University of Medical Sciences homepage". Lums.ac.ir. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
[16]
"afpkh.ir". afpkh.ir. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.