Lumar () is a city in the
Central District of
Sirvan County
Sirvan County () is in Ilam Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lumar.
History
In 2013, Shirvan District was separated from Chardavol County in the establishment of Sirvan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural ...
,
Ilam province,
Iran
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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
It is also the administrative center for
Lumar Rural District
Lumar Rural District () is in the Central District of Sirvan County, Ilam province, Iran
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.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,702 in 591 households,
when it was capital of the former
Shirvan District of
Chardavol County
Chardavol County ) is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarableh.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Shirvan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sirvan County. Shabab Rural District was sepa ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 2,658 people in 670 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,696 people in 764 households,
by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirvan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Lumar as the county's capital.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Ilam province
Populated places in Sirvan County
Kurdish settlements in Ilam province
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