Chega, Iran
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Chega
Persian: چگا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chega  Chega | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′51″N 46°11′43″E / 33.73083°N 46.19528°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Chavar |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Hajji Bakhtiar |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 130 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Chega (Persian: چگا)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Hajji Bakhtiar Rural District of the Central District[b] of Chavar County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]
Ethnicity
The village is populated by Kurds.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 144 in 31 households, when it was in Arkavazi Rural District of Chavar District[c] in Ilam County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 141 people in 36 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 130 people in 36 households.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Chavar County and renamed the Central District. Chega was transferred to Hajji Bakhtiar Rural District created in the district.[4]
