Shahivand District

Shahivand District is in Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Cham Palak.

The district is entirely rural. In the district is the Kashkan River. Most of the people work in fields and cultivate grain. Some families depend on their livestock and earn money from the sale of their animals’ by-products. These animals are chickens, goats, sheep, and cows.

History
After the 2006 National Census, Dowreh-e Chegeni District and Veysian District were separated from Khorramabad County in the establishment of Dowreh County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Sarab-e Dowreh as its capital.

Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 14,824 in 3,509 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,851 inhabitants in 4,079 households.