The natives of the Lavasanat District are of Caspian origin.[5] The local dialect, or vernacular, spoken by its natives is a mix ofPersian andCaspian.[5] In the village ofIra (as well as Veskara), this vernacular approachesMazandarani.[5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,289 in 6,615 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 25,376 people in 8,196 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 29,860 inhabitants in 10,138 households.[4]
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