Ahvaz County

Coordinates: 31°19′N 48°40′E / 31.317°N 48.667°E / 31.317; 48.667
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Ahvaz County
Persian: شهرستان اهواز
County
Location of Ahvaz County in Khuzestan province (center, purple)
Location of Ahvaz County in Khuzestan province (center, purple)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°19′N 48°40′E / 31.317°N 48.667°E / 31.317; 48.667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalAhvaz
DistrictsCentral, Esmailiyeh, Gheyzaniyeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,302,591
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ahvaz County (Persian: شهرستان اهواز) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahvaz.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,317,377 in 274,296 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,395,184 people in 351,980 households,[5] by which time Anaqcheh Rural District and the former Bavi District had been separated from the county to form Bavi County.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 1,302,591 in 362,480 households,[2] when the former Hamidiyeh District had separated from the county in the establishment of Hamidiyeh County,[7] and Kut-e Abdollah Rural District and Soveyseh Rural District in the establishment of Karun County.[8]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The population history and structural changes of Ahvaz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Ahvaz County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 1,187,340 1,348,282 1,260,817
Anaqcheh RD1 22,692
Elhayi RD 17,074 22,388 53,008
Esmailiyeh RD 48,235 33,933
Gheyzaniyeh RD 11,636 11,692
Kut-e Abdollah RD2 91,299 89,477
Lami RD 18,042 15,370
Mosharrahat RD 7,651 40,882
Soveyseh RD2 18,910 19,847
Ahvaz (city) 969,843 1,112,021 1,184,788
Elhayi (city) 7,651
Bavi District1 81,665
Mollasani RD 7,129
Veys RD 23,322
Mollasani (city) 13,979
Sheyban (city) 23,211
Veys (city) 14,024
Esmailiyeh District 17,155
Esmailiyeh-ye Jonubi RD 7,074
Esmailiyeh-ye Shomali RD 10,081
Gheyzaniyeh District 24,613
Gheyzaniyeh RD 11,938
Mosharrahat RD 12,675
Hamidiyeh District3 48,372 46,902
Jahad RD 6,756 6,003
Karkheh RD 10,189 9,580
Tarrah RD 9,450 10,337
Hamidiyeh (city) 21,977 20,982
Total 1,317,377 1,395,184 1,302,591
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Bavi County[6]
2Became a part of Karun County[8]
3Became a part of Hamidiyeh County[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 July 2023). "Ahvaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "With the approval of the government and according to the proposal of the Ministry of Interior, four new cities of Duzeh, Asir, Jannat Makan and Hamashahr and two counties of Bavi and Basht were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers and Political and Defense Commission. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (29 September 2013). "Country divisions with the approval of the government board: The map of country divisions was changed in some counties". Tasnim News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 March 2014). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2023.