Lafur Rural District
Lafur Rural District
Persian: دهستان لفور | |
|---|---|
Alborz (Lafur) Dam and nearby forests | |
Lafur Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 36°13′N 52°49′E / 36.217°N 52.817°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | North Savadkuh |
| District | Central |
| Established | 1987[3] |
| Capital | Sharqelet |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 4,959 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Lafur Rural District (Persian: دهستان لفور)[5] is in the Central District of North Savadkuh County, Mazandaran province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Sharqelet.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Shirgah District in Savadkuh County) was 4,826 in 1,427 households.[7] There were 4,493 inhabitants in 1,483 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,959 in 1,808 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of North Savadkuh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[6] The most populous of its 28 villages was Kali Kola, with 850 people.[4]
Other villages in the rural district
Natural sights
Lafur rural district is known for the Alborz Dam and its reservoir, known as Lafur Dam, inside the Hyrcanian forests on the Babolrud river.[9]
See also
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 January 2026). "دهستان لفور, بخش مرکزی [Lafur Rural District, Central District], North Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "6R88+MM7 Esbu Kola, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 5 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سواد کوه تابع استان مازندران [Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Savadkuh County under Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 051F9992-C1E0-4C2F-AF71-3A026BE65C34. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 April 2013) [20 فروردين 1392 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شهرستان سوادکوه شمالی ایجاد شد [North Savadkuh County was established]. وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Where is Lafur dam?" (in Persian). Tabnak. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.