The Central District of

Chavar County Chavar County () is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chavar, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 5,831 people in 1,562 households. History In 2019, Chavar District was separated from Ilam County ...

() is in Ilam province,

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. Its capital is the city of

Chavar Chavar () is a city in the Central District of Chavar County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Ethnicity The city is populated by Arkavazi Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish p ...

History

In 2019, Chavar District was separated from

Ilam County Ilam County () is in Ilam Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam. History After the 2011 National Census, Keshvari Rural District was created in the Central District, and Mish Khas Rural District was separated from it in the f ...

in the establishment of

and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with

as its capital and only city at the time.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as Chavar District of Ilam County) was 11,860 in 2,378 households. The following census in 2011 counted 11,710 people in 2,692 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,554 inhabitants in 2,752 households.

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