Kakavand District

Kakavand District
Persian: بخش کاکاوند
Kakavand District is located in Iran
Kakavand District
Kakavand District
Coordinates: 34°12′52″N 47°39′58″E / 34.21444°N 47.66611°E / 34.21444; 47.66611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDelfan
CapitalHaft Cheshmeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total19,127
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kakavand District (Persian: بخش کاکاوند) is in Delfan County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Haft Cheshmeh.[3] After the 2006 National Census, the village of Haft Cheshmeh was elevated to the status of a city.[4] In March 2022, Itivand-e Jonubi and Itivand-e Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the district in the establishment of Itivand District.[5]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2023). "Kakavand District (Delfan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation of Delfan County under the citizenship of Lorestan province and creation of Kakavand District". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 August 2019). "With seven changes in the geography of several provinces of the country: Six new cities were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Itivand in the path of construction and development: the need to establish representative offices". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 25 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.