Ahvaz County
Persian: شهرستان اهواز | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 31°19′N 48°40′E / 31.317°N 48.667°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
Capital | Ahvaz |
Districts | Central, Esmailiyeh, Gheyzaniyeh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,302,591 |
Time zone | UTC+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]
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]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 1,187,340 | 1,348,282 | 1,260,817 |
Anaqcheh RD[a] | 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 RD[b] | 91,299 | 89,477 | |
Lami RD | 18,042 | 15,370 | |
Mosharrahat RD | 7,651 | 40,882 | |
Soveyseh RD[b] | 18,910 | 19,847 | |
Ahvaz (city) | 969,843 | 1,112,021 | 1,184,788 |
Elhayi (city) | 7,651 | ||
Bavi District[a] | 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 District[c] | 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 |