Ahvaz County

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

For the city, see Ahvaz.

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

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,317,377 in 274,296 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,395,184 people in 351,980 households, by which time Anaqcheh Rural District and the former Bavi District had been separated from the county to form Bavi County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 1,302,591 in 362,480 households, when the former Hamidiyeh District had separated from the county to form Hamidiyeh County, and Kut-e Abdollah Rural District and Soveyseh Rural District to establish Karun County.[2]

Administrative divisions

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 Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District1,187,3401,348,2821,260,817
Anaqcheh Rural District122,692
Elhayi Rural District17,07422,38853,008
Esmailiyeh Rural District48,23533,933
Gheyzaniyeh Rural District11,63611,692
Kut-e Abdollah Rural District291,29989,477
Lami Rural District18,04215,370
Mosharrahat Rural District7,65140,882
Soveyseh Rural District218,91019,847
Ahvaz (city)969,8431,112,0211,184,788
Elhayi (city)7,651
Bavi District181,665
Mollasani Rural District7,129
Veys Rural District23,322
Mollasani (city)13,979
Sheyban (city)23,211
Veys (city)14,024
Esmailiyeh District17,155
Esmailiyeh-ye Jonubi Rural District7,074
Esmailiyeh-ye Shomali Rural District10,081
Gheyzaniyeh District24,613
Gheyzaniyeh Rural District11,938
Mosharrahat Rural District12,675
Hamidiyeh District348,37246,902
Jahad Rural District6,7566,003
Karkheh Rural District10,1899,580
Tarrah Rural District9,45010,337
Hamidiyeh (city)21,97720,982
Total1,317,3771,395,1841,302,591
1Became a part of Bavi County
2Became a part of Karun County
3Became a part of Hamidiyeh County
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 July 2023). "Ahvaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. "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. "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.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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