Dorud County
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Dorud County is a county
in Lorestan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Dorud. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 159,026, in 36,687 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Silakhor District
. The county has two cities: Chalanchulan
and Dorud.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Lorestan Province
Lorestan Province
Lorestan Province is a historic territory and province of western Iran, amidst the Zagros Mountains. The population of Lorestan was estimated at 1,716,527 people in 2006.Lorestan covers an area of 28,392 km²...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Dorud. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 159,026, in 36,687 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Dorud County)
The Central District of Dorud County is a district in Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 144,130, in 33,008 families. The District has one city: Dorud....
and Silakhor District
Silakhor District
Silakhor District is a district in Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,896, in 3.679 families. The District has one city: Chalanchulan....
. The county has two cities: Chalanchulan
Chalanchulan
Chalanchulan is a city in and capital of Silakhor District, in Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,094, in 277 families....
and Dorud.