Oshtorinan District

Not to be confused with Oshtorinan Rural District.

For the city, see Oshtorinan.

Oshtorinan District Persian: بخش اشترینان
District
Oshtorinan District
Coordinates: 33°59′34″N 48°39′40″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Borujerd
Capital	Oshtorinan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	32,988
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Oshtorinan District (Persian: بخش اشترینان),^[a] is in Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Oshtorinan.

History

In 2017, the village of Vanai was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 35,368 in 9,148 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 33,478 people in 9,829 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 32,988 inhabitants in 10,480 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Oshtorinan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
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)[b]
Total	35,368	33,478	32,988
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Ashtad District (بخش اشتاد)^[3]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 August 2023). "Oshtorinan District (Borujerd County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. "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.
3. Bani Sadr, Seyyed Abul Hassan (14 March 1359). "Changing the name of Ashtad District from Borujerd County of Lorestan province to Oshtorinan". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. "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.