Chelu Rural District
rural district in Khuzestan, Iran
Chelu Rural District (Persian: دهستان چلو) is in Chelu District of Andika County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Zavut.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Andika District of Masjed Soleyman County) was 5,118 in 833 households. There were 5,365 inhabitants in 1,056 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Andika County. The rural district was transferred to the new Chelu District. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,527 in 1,165 households. The most populous of its 82 villages was Zavut (now a city), with 1,031 people.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Chelu Rural District” as rural district in Khuzestan, Iran. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as rural district in Khuzestan, Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5089986. Authority coordinates are 32.350, 49.700. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Chelu Rural District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Chelu Rural District primary sources, Chelu Rural District archive and Chelu research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Chelu Rural District”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Chelu Rural District” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.