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Pol-e Dokhtar County

{{Short description|County in Lorestan province, Iran}}

{{for|the city|Pol-e Dokhtar}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان پلدختر}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

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|subdivision_name1 = Lorestan

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Pol-e Dokhtar

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Pol-e Dokhtar County ({{langx|fa|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, Mamulan District{{efn|Renamed the Central District of Mamulan County}} was separated from the county in the establishment of Mamulan County. Additionally, Jelogir Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Bala Geriveh District, including the new Jayedar-e Jonubi Rural 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 county's population was 74,537 in 16,278 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 75,327 people in 19,276 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 county as 73,744 in 21,303 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=

Pol-e Dokhtar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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|+ Pol-e Dokhtar County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 50,596style="text-align: right;"| 52,382style="text-align: right;"| 51,974
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jayedar-e Shomali RD{{efn|Formerly Jayedar Rural District}}style="text-align: right;"| 10,727style="text-align: right;"| 10,388style="text-align: right;"| 10,803
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jelogir RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,368style="text-align: right;"| 4,999style="text-align: right;"| 3,896
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Malavi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,923style="text-align: right;"| 8,692style="text-align: right;"| 8,489
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Miyankuh-e Gharbi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 2,990style="text-align: right;"| 3,211style="text-align: right;"| 2,434
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Pol-e Dokhtar (city)style="text-align: right;"| 22,588style="text-align: right;"| 25,092style="text-align: right;"| 26,352
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarab Hammam (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Bala Geriveh District{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jayedar-e Jonubi RD{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jelogir RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Mamulan District{{efn|Transferred to Mamulan County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District}}style="text-align: right;"| 23,941style="text-align: right;"| 22,583style="text-align: right;"| 21,372
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Afrineh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 7,576style="text-align: right;"| 7,090style="text-align: right;"| 6,893
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mamulan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 3,825style="text-align: right;"| 3,741style="text-align: right;"| 3,077
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Miyankuh-e Sharqi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,907style="text-align: right;"| 4,250style="text-align: right;"| 3,746
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mamulan (city)style="text-align: right;"| 7,633style="text-align: right;"| 7,502style="text-align: right;"| 7,656
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 74,537style="text-align: right;"| 75,327style="text-align: right;"| 73,744
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

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