Chegeni County


Chegeni County is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarab-e Dowreh.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital. The name of the county was changed to Chegeni County in 2018.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 43,221 people in 10,819 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 41,756 in 11,948 households.

Administrative divisions

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