Delfan County

{{Infobox settlement |name = Delfan County |other_name = |native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان دلفان}} |settlement_type = County |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = | image_map = Lorestan.svg | image_map1 = IranLorestan-SVG.svg | map_caption = Location of Delfan County in Lorestan province (top, yellow) | map_caption1 = Location of Lorestan province in Iran |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Iran |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Lorestan |seat_type = Capital |seat = Nurabad |parts_type = Districts | parts_style = para | parts = | p1 = Central | p2 = Itivand | p3 = Kakavand | p4 = Khaveh | p5 = Mirbag | p6 = | p7 = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Lorestan Province"/> |population_total = 143973 |population_density_km2 = |coordinates = {{coord|34|05|00|N|47|52|30|E|dim:30km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=34.083333&mlon=47.875&zoom=11#map=11/34.0833/47.8750|website=OpenStreetMap |title=Delfan County|date=31 December 2024|access-date=31 December 2024|lang=fa}}</ref> |timezone = IRST |utc_offset = +3:30 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |website = |footnotes = {{GEOnet3|9207200}} }}

'''Delfan County''' ({{langx|fa|شهرستان دلفان}}){{efn|{{langx|ku|شارسان دڵفان}}}} is in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Nurabad.<ref name="Delfan County Establishment">{{cite report|title=Creation of Delfan County under the citizenship of Lorestan province and creation of Kakavand District|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/111254|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121150143/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/111254|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=21 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 11 January 1367|access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>

==History== After the 2006 National Census, the village of Haft Cheshmeh was elevated to the status of a city.<ref name="Several New Cities">{{cite news|title=Six new cities were added to the map of country divisions; with seven changes in the geography of several provinces of the country|language=fa|website=dolat.ir|via=Secretariat of the Government Information Council|url=https://dolat.ir/detail/194584|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803155529/https://dolat.ir/detail/194584|archive-date=3 August 2020|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|date=13 August 2019|access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> After the 2011 census, Khaveh-ye Jonubi and Khaveh-ye Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Khaveh District.<ref name="Rumeshkan County Establishment">{{Cite report|title=Divisional reforms in Lorestan province|website=law.dotic.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|language=fa|url=http://law.dotic.ir/AIPLaw/imageandtextview.do?reqCode=imageAndTextView&lawId=205866&isLaw=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928152449/http://law.dotic.ir/AIPLaw/imageandtextview.do?reqCode=imageAndTextView&lawId=205866&isLaw=0|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=28 September 2015|date=c. 2015|orig-date=Approved 2 May 1392|id=Proposal 4/1/42/24457|access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>

In 2020, the village of Barkhordar rose to city status.<ref name="Barkhordar City">{{cite web|title=The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert Barkhordar village into a city|language=fa|website=mehrnews.com|via=Mehr News Agency|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5060347/%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823200453/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5060347/%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Fazli|first=Abdul Reza Rahmani|archive-date=23 August 2023|date=31 October 2020|access-date=23 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Itivand-e Jonubi and Itivand-e Shomali Rural Districts were separated from Kakavand District in forming Itivand District.<ref name="Itivand District Formation">{{cite report|title=Decree on the establishment of a district called Itivand in Delfan County, Lorestan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-1400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601164511/https://sdil.ac.ir/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-1400/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|date=14 May 2022|orig-date=Approved 25 December 1400|id=Proposal 170311; Notification 172117/T58417AH|archive-date=1 June 2023|access-date=31 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, Mirbag-e Jonubi and Mirbag-e Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the Central District to form Mirbag District.<ref name="Mirbag District Formation">{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the national divisions in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-1400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601164511/https://sdil.ac.ir/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-1400/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|date=14 May 2022|orig-date=Approved 25 December 1400|id=Proposal 170307; Notification 172122/T58416AH|archive-date=1 June 2023|access-date=31 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,385 in 29,257 households.<ref name="2006 Lorestan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Lorestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/15.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084728/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/15.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 144,161 people in 35,598 households.<ref name="2011 Lorestan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Lorestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Lorestan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119153510/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Lorestan.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 143,973 in 40,467 households.<ref name="2016 Lorestan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Lorestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_15.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012230336/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_15.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=12 October 2020}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===

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

{| class="wikitable" |+ Delfan County Population |- ! Administrative Divisions !! 2006<ref name="2006 Lorestan Province"/> !! 2011<ref name="2011 Lorestan Province"/> !! 2016<ref name="2016 Lorestan Province"/> |- | '''Central District''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''113,787''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''122,324''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''104,533''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khaveh-ye Jonubi RD || style="text-align: right;"| 12,419 || style="text-align: right;"| 12,977 || style="text-align: right;"| |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khaveh-ye Shomali RD|| style="text-align: right;"| 8,149 || style="text-align: right;"| 8,730 || style="text-align: right;"| |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mirbag-e Jonubi RD || style="text-align: right;"| 6,636 || style="text-align: right;"| 6,639 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,819 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mirbag-e Shomali RD|| style="text-align: right;"| 13,085 || style="text-align: right;"| 13,650 || style="text-align: right;"| 12,608 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nurabad RD || style="text-align: right;"| 9,921 || style="text-align: right;"| 11,795 || style="text-align: right;"| 13,440 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nurali RD || style="text-align: right;"| 7,173 || style="text-align: right;"| 7,391 || style="text-align: right;"| 7,119 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nurabad (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 56,404 || style="text-align: right;"| 61,142 || style="text-align: right;"| 65,547 |- | '''Itivand District'''{{efn|Established after the 2016 census<ref name="Itivand District Formation"/>}} || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Itivand-e Jonubi RD || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Itivand-e Shomali RD || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | '''Kakavand District''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''23,598''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''21,837''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''19,127''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Itivand-e Jonubi RD || style="text-align: right;"| 6,400 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,864 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,150 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Itivand-e Shomali RD || style="text-align: right;"| 3,126 || style="text-align: right;"| 2,923 || style="text-align: right;"| 2,918 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kakavand-e Gharbi RD || style="text-align: right;"| 5,831 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,044 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,611 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kakavand-e Sharqi RD || style="text-align: right;"| 8,241 || style="text-align: right;"| 6,958 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,578 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Haft Cheshmeh (city) || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| 1,048 || style="text-align: right;"| 870 |- | '''Khaveh District''' || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| '''20,313''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khaveh-ye Jonubi RD || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| 12,929 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khaveh-ye Shomali RD || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| 7,384 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Barkhordar (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census<ref name="Barkhordar City"/>}} || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | '''Mirbag District'''{{efn|Established after the 2016 census<ref name="Mirbag District Formation"/>}} || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mirbag-e Jonubi RD || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mirbag-e Shomali RD || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| |- | '''Total''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''137,385''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''144,161''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''143,973''' |- | colspan=4 | {{small|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 {{convert|2,000|m}} above sea level<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daneshnameh.roshd.ir/mavara/mavara-index.php?page=توزیع%20شهرهای%20ایران%20برحسب%20ارتفاع%20از%20سطح%20دریا&SSOReturnPage=Check&Rand=0|title=توزیع شهرهای ایران برحسب ارتفاع از سطح دریا}}</ref> and has very cold winters. The county is populated by Kurds.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد|url=http://ichodoc.ir/p-a/CHANGED/22/HTML/22_20001.HTM|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721185451/http://www.ichodoc.ir/p-a/CHANGED/22/HTML/22_20001.HTM|archive-date=21 July 2006|access-date=22 December 2020|website=|language=fa}}</ref>

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Category:Counties of Lorestan province