Shiravand, Ilam

Shiravand is a village in, and the capital of, Guran Rural District of the Central District of Holeylan County, Ilam province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kahreh. Prior to this, its capital was the village of Towhid, now a city.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds with a Lur minority.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,150 in 224 households, when it was in Holeylan Rural District of the former Holeylan District of Chardavol County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,086 people in 282 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,391 people in 392 households.
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Holeylan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Guran Rural District.