Dezful County
Persian: شهرستان دزفول | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Dezful County in Khuzestan province | |
![]() Location of Khuzestan province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 32°31′N 48°58′E / 32.517°N 48.967°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
Capital | Dezful |
Districts | Central, Choghamish, Sardasht, Shahiyun |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 443,971 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Dezful County (Persian: شهرستان دزفول) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dezful.[3]
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 384,851 in 31,291 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 423,552 people in 107,746 households.[5] At the 2016 census the county's population was 443,971, in 125,351 households.[2]
The population history and structural changes of Dezful County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 11 rural districts, and nine cities.[2]
After the 2016 census, the village of Shahiyun was elevated to the status of a city.[6] The village of Eslamabad was elevated to the status of a city and renamed Jandi Shapur.[7]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 321,244 | 347,261 | 370,498 |
Qeblehi RD | 25,108 | 27,163 | 28,353 |
Shamsabad RD | 40,207 | 42,803 | 29,790 |
Dezful (city) | 228,507 | 248,380 | 264,709 |
Mianrud (city) | 9,199 | 9,033 | 10,110 |
Safiabad (city) | 8,054 | 9,046 | 9,879 |
Shahr-e Emam (city)1 | 10,169 | 10,836 | 11,393 |
Shamsabad (city) | 10,858 | ||
Siah Mansur (city) | 5,406 | ||
Choghamish District | 28,361 | 30,126 | 31,185 |
Choghamish RD | 15,041 | 13,613 | 13,577 |
Kheybar RD | 13,320 | 14,400 | 15,595 |
Choghamish (city) | 2,113 | 2,013 | |
Jandi Shapur (city)2 | |||
Sardasht District | 35,246 | 34,149 | 27,726 |
Ahmad Fedaleh RD | 1,488 | ||
Darreh Kayad RD | 1,840 | ||
Emamzadeh Seyyed Mahmud RD | 1,304 | ||
Mahur Berenji RD | 17,748 | 22,089 | 13,988 |
Sardasht RD | 4,851 | 4,125 | 5,087 |
Seyyed Vali ol Din RD | 2,804 | ||
Shahi RD | 3,370 | ||
Hamzeh (city)3 | 5,850 | 6,091 | |
Saland (city) | 1,841 | 2,085 | 2,560 |
Shahiyun District | 7,272 | 11,529 | |
Ahmad Fedaleh RD | 1,201 | 3,227 | |
Darreh Kayad RD | 1,213 | 2,501 | |
Emamzadeh Seyyed Mahmud RD | 651 | 1,250 | |
Seyyed Vali ol Din RD | 1,471 | 1,613 | |
Shahi RD | 2,736 | 2,938 | |
Shahiyun (city)4 | |||
Total | 384,851 | 423,552 | 443,971 |
RD: Rural District 1Name changed from Dezab after the 2011 census[8] 2Name changed from Eslamabad; became a city after the 2016 census[7] 3Name changed from Shahrak-e Hamzeh after the 2006 census[9] 4Became a city after the 2016 census[6] |