Sivan District

District in Ilam province, Iran

District in Ilam, Iran
Sivan District
Persian: بخش سیوان
District
33°32′38″N 46°32′46″E / 33.54389°N 46.54611°E / 33.54389; 46.54611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyIlam
CapitalJafarabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,994
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sivan District (Persian: بخش سیوان) is in Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jafarabad.[3]

After the 2011 census, Mishkhas Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Sivan District, which was divided into two rural districts.[3]

At the National Census in 2016, the district had 8,994 inhabitants in 2,465 households.[2]

In 2019, the village of Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

In 2023, Alishervan Rural District was transferred to the Central District of Badreh County. In the same year, Mahmudabad Rural District was established in the district.[5]

Sivan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2016[2]
Alishervan RD[a] 1,767
Mahmudabad RD[b]
Mishkhas RD 7,227
Jafarabad (city)[c]
Total 8,994
RD = Rural District
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Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Badreh County after the 2016 census[5]
  2. ^ Established after the 2016 census[5]
  3. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Sivan District (Ilam County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The approval of the Minister of Interior with the establishment of Jafarabad municipality in Ilam province". Borna News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Mokhbar, Mohammad (5 April 2023). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Ilam province" (PDF). RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.


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