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Borujerd County

Persian: شهرستان بروجرد
Borujerd County Persian: شهرستان بروجرد
County
	Location of Borujerd County in Lorestan province (top, green)
	Location of Lorestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°52′N 48°45′E / 33.867°N 48.750°E
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Borujerd
Districts	Central, Oshtorinan, Shirvan
Population (2016)
• Total	466,947
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Borujerd County (Persian: شهرستان بروجرد) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Borujerd.

History

After the 2016 National Census, Shirvan Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Shirvan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District.^[3] In 2017, the village of Vanai was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 320,547 in 82,676 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 337,631 people in 99,259 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 326,452 in 102,258 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Borujerd County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[2]
Central District	285,179	304,153	293,464
Darreh Seydi RD	5,066	4,221	3,279
Hemmatabad RD	23,249	29,007	27,016
Shirvan RD	21,710	22,948	21,662
Valanjerd RD	7,607	7,323	6,510
Borujerd (city)	227,547	240,654	234,997
Oshtorinan District	35,368	33,478	32,988
Bardesareh RD	7,530	7,170	6,853
Gudarzi RD	16,875	16,321	16,375
Oshtorinan RD	5,699	4,904	4,240
Oshtorinan (city)	5,264	5,083	5,520
Vanai (city)^[a]
Shirvan District^[b]
Shirvan-e Gharbi RD^[b]
Shirvan-e Sharqi RD^[c]
Total	466,947	466,947	326,452
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]
^ ^a ^b Established after the 2016 census^[3]
^ Formerly Shirvan Rural District^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 August 2023). "Borujerd County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Borujerd County, Lorestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (24 March 2017). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Vanai village of Gudarzi Rural District, Oshtorinan District of Borujerd County in Lorestan province into a city". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.