Shahivand District

Shahivand District
Persian: بخش شاهیوند
Shahivand District is located in Iran
Shahivand District
Shahivand District
Coordinates: 33°41′11″N 47°47′21″E / 33.68639°N 47.78917°E / 33.68639; 47.78917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDowreh
CapitalCham Palak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
14,851
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahivand District (Persian: بخش شاهیوند) is in Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Cham Palak.[3]

The district is entirely rural. In the district is the Kashkan River. Most of the people work in fields and cultivate grain. Some families depend on their livestock and earn money from the sale of their animals’ by-products. These animals are chickens, goats, sheep, and cows.[citation needed]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2023). "Shahivand District (Dowreh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.