Central District (Pol-e Dokhtar County)
{{Short description|District in Lorestan province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Pol-e Dokhtar County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان پلدختر}}) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Pol-e Dokhtar.{{cite report|title=Creation and establishment of Pol-e Dokhtar County with the center of Pol-e Dokhtar city, Selseleh County, with the center of Aleshtar city, and Azna County with the center of Azna city|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/114967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129071436/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/114967|archive-date=29 January 2013|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|date=11 October 1391|orig-date=Approved 25 August 1373|id=Proposal 1.4.42.6042; Letter 907-93808|access-date=19 January 2024}}
History
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Sarab Hammam was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding national divisions in Pol-e-Dokhtar County, Lorestan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-دوم-دی-99/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203922/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-دوم-دی-99/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|date=4 February 2021|orig-date=Approved 13 October 1399|id=Notification 116051/T56559AH|archive-date=24 June 2021|access-date=3 January 2025}} In 2023, Jelogir Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Bala Geriveh District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Lorestan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-اسفند-۱۴%DB%B0۱/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606095051/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-اسفند-۱۴%DB%B0۱/|archive-date=6 June 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|date=26 April 2023|orig-date=Approved 19 November 1401|id=Proposal 215472; Notification 214698/T58663H|access-date=12 August 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 50,596 in 11,102 households.{{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}} The following census in 2011 counted 52,382 people in 13,370 households.{{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}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 51,974 inhabitants in 14,948 households.{{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}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Pol-e Dokhtar County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayedar-e Shomali RD{{efn|Formerly Jayedar Rural District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 10,727 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,388 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,803 |
| Jelogir RD{{efn|Transferred to Bala Geriveh District after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| 5,368 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,999 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,896 |
| Malavi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,923 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,692 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,489 |
| Miyankuh-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 2,990 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,211 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,434 |
| Pol-e Dokhtar (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 22,588 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,092 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,352 |
| Sarab Hammam (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 50,596 | style="text-align: right;"| 52,382 | style="text-align: right;"| 51,974 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Lorestan province
Category:Populated places in Pol-e Dokhtar County
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