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Veysian District

Coordinates: 33°27′17″N 48°01′04″E / 33.45472°N 48.01778°E / 33.45472; 48.01778
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Not to be confused with Veysian Rural District.
For the city, see Veysian.

Veysian District
Persian: بخش ویسیان
District
Veysian District is located in Iran
Veysian District
Veysian District
Coordinates: 33°27′17″N 48°01′04″E / 33.45472°N 48.01778°E / 33.45472; 48.01778[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDowreh
CapitalVeysian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,281
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Veysian District (Persian: بخش ویسیان) is in Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Veysian.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as a part of Khorramabad County) was 13,029 in 3,065 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 12,198 people in 3,305 households,[5] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Dowreh County.[3] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 11,281 inhabitants in 3,523 households.[2]

Veysian District Population1
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Shurab Rural District 5,081 4,413 4,251
Veysian Rural District 6,131 5,797 4,943
Veysian (city)2 1,817 1,988 2,087
Total 13,029 12,198 11,281
1As a part of Khorramabad County at the 2006 census
2Formerly Mahmudvand[3]

Economy

Outside the town of Veysian, the district is primarily agricultural. It is famous for its rice farms, and its farms also produce vegetables.[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2023). "Veysian District (Dowreh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province". DOTIC (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Chegeni County: Divisions" (in Persian). Lorestan. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.


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