Aligudarz County

County in Lorestan province, Iran

For the city, see Aligudarz. For the village, see Aligudarz Company Farm Town.

County in Lorestan, Iran

Aligudarz County

Persian: شهرستان الیگودرز

County

Rudbar-e Aligudarz river in Aligudarz county is one of the branches of Dez river.

Location of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province (right, green)

Location of Lorestan province in Iran

Coordinates: 33°09′N 49°24′E﻿ / ﻿33.150°N 49.400°E﻿ / 33.150; 49.400[1]
Country| Iran
Province| Lorestan
Capital| Aligudarz
Districts| Central, Borborud-e Gharbi, Borborud-e Sharqi, Zalaqi, Zaz va Mahru
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 137,534
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Aligudarz County (Persian: شهرستان الیگودرز) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aligudarz.[3]

## History

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After the 2006 National Census, the village of Shulabad-e Sofla was elevated to city status as Shulabad.[4]

After the 2011 census, Borborud-e Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Borborud-e Gharbi District, including the new Cheshmeh Par Rural District. Borborud-e Sharqi and Farsesh Rural Districts were also separated from the Central District to form Borborud-e Sharqi District.[5]

After the 2016 census, Chaman Soltan,[6] Shahpurabad,[6] and Titkan[7] were elevated to city status.

## Demographics

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### Ethnicity

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The county is populated by various Lur tribes.[8]

### Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 134,802 in 28,668 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 140,275 people in 35,020 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 137,534 in 38,503 households.[2]

### Administrative divisions

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

Aligudarz County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[9] | 2011[10] | 2016[2]

|
|
|

Central District | 113,455 | 119,320 | 99,653
Borborud-e Gharbi RD | 11,171 | 10,131 |
Borborud-e Sharqi RD | 9,539 | 8,715 |
Farsesh RD | 3,132 | 2,258 |
Khomeh RD | 4,445 | 4,084 | 3,759
Pachehlak-e Sharqi RD | 6,478 | 6,165 | 6,626
Aligudarz (city) | 78,690 | 87,967 | 89,268
Borborud-e Gharbi District |  |  | 9,335
Borborud-e Gharbi RD |  |  | 6,029
Cheshmeh Par RD |  |  | 3,306
Shahpurabad (city)[a] |  |  |
Borborud-e Sharqi District |  |  | 10,427
Borborud-e Sharqi RD |  |  | 8,467
Farsesh RD |  |  | 1,960
Chaman Soltan (city)[a] |  |  |
Zalaqi District[b] | 9,907 | 9,703 | 8,346
Pishkuh-e Zalaqi RD | 3,388 | 2,851 | 2,676
Zalaqi-ye Gharbi RD | 3,252 | 3,013 | 2,807
Zalaqi-ye Sharqi RD | 3,267 | 3,839 | 2,863
Titkan (city)[c] |  |  |
Zaz and Mahru District | 11,440 | 11,188 | 9,584
Mahru RD | 2,023 | 2,057 | 1,814
Zaz-e Gharbi RD | 2,248 | 1,944 | 1,335
Zaz-e Sharqi RD[d] | 7,169 | 5,634 | 4,904
Shulabad (city)[e] |  | 1,553 | 1,531
Total | 134,802 | 140,275 | 137,534
RD = Rural District

## Gallery

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* Oshtoran Kooh Mountain

* Ab Sefid Waterfall

## See also

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Media related to Aligudarz County at Wikimedia Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
2. ^ Formerly Besharat District[11]
3. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
4. ^ Formerly Zaz Rural District[3]
5. ^ Formerly the village of Shulabad-e Sofla[4]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 May 2024). "Aligudarz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (21 July 2019) [Approved 24 June 1389]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Shulabad village, the center of Zaz va Mahru District, from the functions of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province, to a city. vekalatonline.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 63080/42/1/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. ^ The center of the Eastern and Western Barbarud Districts of Aligudarz has changed. irna.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024 - via Islamic Republic News Agency.
6. ^ a b c "Two Aligudarz villages turned into cities". khabarban.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 19 March 2016 [Approved 15 March 2016]. Resolutions 210797 and 210800. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 - via Tasnim News Agency.
7. ^ a b "The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city". khabarban.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 - via Islamic Republic News Agency.
8. ^ "سیمای عشایر استان لرستان" (PDF). General Department of Nomadic Affairs of Lorestan Province (in Persian). تهیه وتنظیم : اداره مطالعات وبرنامه ریزی: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
9. ^ a b 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.
10. ^ a b 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.
11. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019) [Approved 22 December 1397]. Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 158389; Notification 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025 - via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.

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Lorestan province, Iran

Capital|

* Khorramabad

Counties and cities|

| Aligudarz County|

* Aligudarz

|

Azna County|

* Azna
* Momenabad

Borujerd County|

* Borujerd
* Oshtorinan

Delfan County|

* Nurabad

Dorud County|

* Dorud
* Chalanchulan

Dowreh County|

* Sarab-e Dowreh
* Veysian

Khorramabad County|

* Khorramabad
* Bayranshahr
* Sepiddasht
* Zagheh

Kuhdasht County|

* Kuhdasht
* Chaqabol
* Darb-e Gonbad
* Garab
* Kunani

Pol-e Dokhtar County|

* Pol-e Dokhtar
* Mamulan

Rumeshkan County|

* Chaqabol

Selseleh County|

* Aleshtar
* Firuzabad

Sights|

* Falak-ol-Aflak Castle
* Gerdab-e Sangi
* Keeyow Lake
* Brick Minaret
* Imamzadeh Ja'far
* Soltani Mosque
* Jameh Mosque
* Women's Park of Borujerd
* Yafteh
* Nojian Waterfall
* Bisheh Waterfall
* Gerit Waterfall
* Imamzadeh Do Baradaran
* Shapuri Bridge
* Kashkan Bridge
* Zardabeh Lagoon
* Gahar Lake
* Sheneh Castle
* Rahmanabad Sasanian Palace
* Gosheh Caravansary

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in Lorestan Province

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Aligudarz County

Capital|

* Aligudarz

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Aligudarz

|

Rural
districts
and
villages|

| Borborud-e Gharbi
(Western Borborud)|

* Ab Barik
* Aliabad Darreh Moshk
* Anuj-e Olya
* Anuj-e Sofla
* Borm
* Cheqa Gorg
* Cherbas
* Cheshmeh Par
* Dahleh
* Dahleh Sufian
* Daricheh
* Deh Jani
* Deh Mirza Qoli
* Deh-e Salman
* Dehnow Aligar
* Dom Kamar
* Eslamabad
* Fiqan
* Gallehvand
* Golbahar-e Atabaki
* Golbahar-e Olya
* Golbahar-e Sheykh Miri
* Golbahar-e Sofla
* Golbahar-e Yusefabad
* Guran
* Hajjiabad Beshaq
* Ivandeh
* Jahan Khvosh
* Jushan
* Kahriz-e Sorkh
* Kazemabad
* Khanabad
* Kheyrabad
* Khomestan
* Kicheh
* Kivarz-e Olya
* Kivarz-e Sofla
* Moshkak
* Pir Dezgah
* Qasemabad
* Saleh Safir
* Sang-e Sefid
* Shahpurabad
* Shahriar
* Tiran
* Zazam

|

Borborud-e Sharqi
(Eastern Borborud)|

* Ab Barik-e Olya
* Ab Barik-e Sofla
* Asgaran
* Asmahur-e Olya
* Asmahur-e Sofla
* Azna Mehalmak
* Bad Bad
* Bahramabad
* Baqerabad
* Chaman Soltan
* Duzan
* Gandomineh
* Gaygan
* Jowz
* Moghanak-e Olya
* Moghanak-e Sofla
* Qaleh-ye Abd ol Reza
* Qaleh-ye Khalileh
* Roknabad
* Sang-e Sefid

Farsesh|

* Fahreh
* Farsesh
* Haveh
* Homa
* Ivaj
* Qarah Khan

Khomeh|

* Abbasabad
* Darreh Heydar
* Deh Sefid Darvish
* Gol-e Zard
* Hajjiabad Darvish
* Keznar
* Khakabad
* Khomeh Olya
* Khomeh Sofla
* Khvorheh
* Kondor
* Kureh Chi
* Mahmudabad Shahab
* Mazraeh Gholam Hoseyn
* Mirandeh
* Mushleh

Pachehlak-e Sharqi
(Eastern Pachehlak)|

* Ali Mahmud
* Aligudarz Company Farm Town
* Ardudar
* Bornabad
* Bovaki
* Chaqataram
* Deh-e Nasir
* Deh-e Now-e Abdolvand
* Deh-e Sefid Kan Sorkh
* Hajjiabad
* Kan Sorkh
* Kashkak
* Malekayad
* Qaleh Bardi
* Sanj
* Shahrak-e Bornabad
* Sharifabad
* Sur

Besharat|

| Rural
districts
and
villages|

| Pishkuh-e Zalaqi|

* Abbas Barfi
* Abgarmak-e Olya
* Abgarmak-e Sofla
* Bagh-e Latifan
* Bisheh Khazan
* Chal Qaleh
* Cheqa Vaqfi
* Dar Kul
* Darreh Mahi Olya
* Darreh Mahi Sofla
* Deh-e Borzu
* Deh-e Seyyed
* Dehgah
* Eslamabad
* Galeh Bardar
* Gilan
* Hasanabad Dermeni
* Hendileh
* Horrabad-e Olya
* Horrabad-e Sofla
* Juzir
* Kagelestan
* Kagelestan-e Bar Aftab
* Khak Beh Tiyeh
* Khersian
* Kizan Darreh
* Malek Alus
* Mesgari
* Nokhvodkar Dermeni
* Qolian
* Sokaneh

|

Zalaqi-ye Gharbi
(Western Zalaqi)|

* Ab Gazag
* Ab Kaseh
* Abbasi
* Ahmad Hasan
* Alun Abbasi
* Chal Tella
* Chalshir
* Chelan
* Chiti
* Dam Dam
* Darreh Chin
* Davudak
* Emamzadeh Mohammad Hasan
* Fila
* Galleh Gah
* Galleh Kur
* Ilard
* Kal Gah
* Liruk
* Ni Badar
* Parchel
* Pez-e Olya
* Pez-e Sofla
* Pez-e Vosta
* Polchi
* Radez
* Rezayi
* Rezgah
* Sarastaneh
* Seyyedhasan
* Suyi
* Suzar
* Tang Taf

Zalaqi-ye Sharqi
(Eastern Zalaqi)|

* Bisheh
* Chaleh Pahreh
* Chalgaz
* Charaki
* Dareshgeft
* Darreh Lir
* Darreh Tarik
* Dastgerd
* Deh Shahi
* Dehnow
* Galeh Mu
* Gerdab
* Haft Khvani
* Hastak
* Irman
* Jirgah
* Kish Galeh Bid
* Kish Olya
* Malia
* Marreh
* Mobarakabad
* Mohammadabad
* Mucherella
* Pakhimeh Gah
* Pandaki
* Sar Qaleh Sofla
* Sarabad Bar Aftab
* Sharvand
* Tang-e Kureh-ye Olya
* Tang-e Kureh-ye Sofla
* Tindar
* Titkan
* Tut-e Rudab
* Varak

Zaz va
Mahru|

| Rural
districts
and
villages|

| Mahru|

* Abgarmak-e Olya
* Aliabad
* Bar Bar Marg Sar
* Dar Kul
* Dar Pir Abbas
* Depeh
* Derj
* Durak
* Farengeh
* Garm Telab
* Jagirabad
* Kigeh Olya
* Mahi
* Marg Sar
* Mulish
* Murat
* Panbeh Kar
* Pas Fidaneh
* Paytaf
* Redeveh
* Safarabad
* Sar Qaleh
* Sar Tang Mahi
* Sard
* Seh Ran Bala
* Seh Ran Pain
* Sheyun
* Zirrah Amirqoli

|

Zaz-e Gharbi
(Western Zaz)|

* Ardesi
* Bard-e Fateh
* Barzeh
* Boneh Var-e Yaqub
* Chal Gharu
* Darreh Dang
* Derazi
* Dorcheh
* Eslamabad Mohammad Hoseyn
* Hayyeh
* Kamar Gap
* Misown
* Nariman
* Qaleh Nar
* Sar Qaleh
* Sartang-e Barzeh
* Tazarah
* Tuna

Zaz-e Sharqi
(Eastern Zaz)|

* Ab Garmag
* Ab Rahmat
* Absardeh
* Aliabad
* Asar
* Baharkar
* Bang
* Bontang
* Chakan Hoseynabad
* Chal Ashkuh
* Chal Gerd
* Chal Gerd-e Keshtvarzeh
* Darreh Cheh
* Dastgerd
* Deh Mohammad Hoseyn
* Deh Parah-ye Kesht Varzeh-ye Jafarqoli
* Deh Qadi
* Deh Seyd-e Kesht Varzeh
* Del Suran
* Derakht Chaman
* Firuzabad
* Galeh Yar
* Gol Sefid
* Goli Chas
* Jaleh
* Kheyrabad
* Khodadadkosh-e Sofla
* Kiru
* Kodivar
* Kunkareh
* Meykushkan
* Muareh
* Mus
* Najafabad
* Nasrabad
* Pir Emam
* Qadian
* Rashidabad
* Sar Bisheh
* Sar Qaleh
* Sari Kuh Olya
* Sarlak
* Seh Suk
* Shah Makan
* Shah Makan-e Sefer
* Shahrud
* Sheyfan Sofla
* Sheykhan-e Davud Khuni
* Shulehabad-e Olya
* Shulehabad-e Sofla
* Silav
* Sirzar
* Tavbor
* Tirnan
* Vazmastan Namak Kasht Varzeh
* Ziba

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