Chaqabol () is a city in the
Central District of
Rumeshkan County
Rumeshkan County () is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chaqabol.
History
Archaeological evidence shows the influence of Roman style architecture, and the name of this region is a compound of the words ''Rum'' (Roman ...
,
Lorestan
Lorestan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.
Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
It is also the administrative center for
Rumeshkan Rural District.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,801 in 1,037 households,
when it was capital of the former
Rumeshkan District
Rumeshkan District () is a former administrative division of Kuhdasht County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Chaqabol.
History
After the 2011 National Census, the district was separated from the county in the establis ...
of
Kuhdasht County
Kuhdasht County () is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kuhdasht
Kuhdasht () is a city in the Central District of Kuhdasht County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the distr ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 5,176 people in 1,321 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,125 people in 1,614 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rumeshkan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Chaqabol as the county's capital.
Chaqabol was designated as its capital.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Lorestan province
Populated places in Rumeshkan County
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