Chega, Iran

Village in Ilam province, Iran

Village in Ilam, Iran

Chega Persian: چگا
Village
33°43′51″N 46°11′43″E / 33.73083°N 46.19528°E / 33.73083; 46.19528^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Chavar
District	Central
Rural District	Hajji Bakhtiar
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	130
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chega (Persian: چگا)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Hajji Bakhtiar Rural District of the Central District of Chavar County, Ilam province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 144 in 31 households, when it was in Arkavazi Rural District of the former Chavar District of Ilam County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 141 people in 36 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 130 people in 36 households.^[2]

In November 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Chavar County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and Chega was transferred to Hajji Bakhtiar Rural District created in the district.^[4]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Chegā‘; also known as Chegāh^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 June 2023). "Chega, Chavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Chega can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3058232" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 November 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Ilam County, Ilam province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Ilam province, Iran

Capital: Ilam

Counties
and cities

Abdanan County	Abdanan Murmuri Sarabbagh
Darreh Shahr County	Darreh Shahr Majin
Dehloran County	Dehloran Meymeh Musian Pahleh
Eyvan County	Eyvan Zarneh
Holeylan County	Towhid
Ilam County	Ilam Chavar
Malekshahi County	Arkavaz Delgosha Mehr
Mehran County	Mehran Salehabad
Chardavol County	Sarableh Asemanabad Balavah Shabab
Sirvan County	Lumar
Badreh County	Badreh Cheshmeh Shirin