Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District
Rural district in Lorestan province, Iran
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Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان شیروان شرقی)[a] is in Shirvan District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khayan.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Sharkat Zarayi Shirvan Chafa.[1][b]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Shirvan Rural District of the Central District) was 21,710 in 5,351 households.[4] There were 22,948 inhabitants in 6,475 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 21,662 in 6,462 households. The most populous of its 64 villages was Khayan, with 2,148 people.[2]
In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Shirvan District and renamed Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District.[3]
