Selseleh County

Selseleh County

Persian: شهرستان سلسله
Selseleh County Persian: شهرستان سلسله
County
	Location of Selseleh County in Lorestan province (top, purple)
	Location of Lorestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°48′N 48°06′E / 33.800°N 48.100°E
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
Capital	Aleshtar
Districts	Central, Firuzabad
Population (2016)
• Total	75,559
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Selseleh County (Persian: شهرستان سلسله) is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aleshtar.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated by Kurds.^[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,819 in 15,531 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 73,154 people in 18,231 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,559 in 21,140 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Selseleh County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[2]
Central District	56,618	57,070	59,391
Doab RD	5,486	4,959	4,381
Honam RD^[a]	6,788	6,477	6,207
Qaleh-ye Mozaffari RD	7,087	6,644	6,947
Yusefvand RD^[b]	8,951	8,733	8,298
Aleshtar (city)	28,306	30,257	33,558
Firuzabad District	17,201	16,084	16,168
Firuzabad RD	11,503	10,615	10,092
Qalayi RD	2,841	2,593	2,677
Firuzabad (city)	2,857	2,876	3,399
Total	73,819	73,154	75,559
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Formerly Selseleh Rural District^[7]
^ Formerly Aleshtar Rural District^[7]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 January 2025). "Selseleh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ ^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.
^ Habibi, Hassan (11 October 1391) [Approved 25 August 1373]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.6042; Letter 907-93808. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
^ "آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Habibi, Hassan (16 November 2014) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Lorestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 40164/T40K. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.

[8] Formerly Selseleh Rural District^[7]

[9] Formerly Aleshtar Rural District^[7]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (3 January 2025). "Selseleh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[2016_Lorestan_Province-2] 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.

[Azna,_Pol-e_Dokhtar,_and_Selseleh_Counties_Establishment-3] Habibi, Hassan (11 October 1391) [Approved 25 August 1373]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.6042; Letter 907-93808. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.

[4] "آگاهيهائي درباره ايلها و طايفه‌هاي لر خرم آباد" (in Persian). Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[2006_Lorestan_Province-5] 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.

[2011_Lorestan_Province-6] 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.

[Lorestan_Province_Reforms_112810-7] Habibi, Hassan (16 November 2014) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Lorestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 40164/T40K. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.

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