Laran District

Not to be confused with Lar Rural District.

For the Etruscan god of war, see Laran.

Laran District Persian: بخش لاران
District
Laran District
Coordinates: 32°23′36″N 50°32′36″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Shahrekord
Capital	Sureshjan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	32,863
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Laran District (Persian: بخش لاران) is in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sureshjan.^[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Haruni was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 32,705 in 7,566 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 32,791 people in 8,882 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 32,863 inhabitants living in 9,656 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Laran District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Lar RD	13,824	13,877	9,075
Margh Malek RD	2,342	2,097	2,298
Haruni (city)			3,601
Sudjan (city)	5,415	5,410	5,581
Sureshjan (city)	11,124	11,407	12,308
Total	32,705	32,791	32,863
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "Laran District (Shahrekord County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (10 September 2012) [Approved 17 April 1376]. Making changes in the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.14643; Notification 56142/T17937K. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.
4. "Haruni village of Shahrekord County was upgraded to a city". irna.ir (in Persian). Shura Majlis. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Islamic Republic News Agency.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.