Abdanan County

Abdanan County is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abdanan. The previous capital of the county was the village of Sarabbagh, (now a city). The county is populated by Kurds and Lurs.

History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Sarabbagh was elevated to the status of a city. In 2013, some villages in the former Cham Kabud Rural District were transferred to Jaber-e Ansar Rural District of the Central District and some to the newly established Vach Kabud Rural District in Sarab Bagh District.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 45,830 in 9,358 households. The following census in 2011 counted 46,977 people in 11,256 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 47,851 in 13,188 households.

Administrative divisions
Abdanan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.