- Source: Ahvaz County
Ahvaz County (Persian: شهرستان اهواز) is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahvaz.
History
After the 2006 National Census, Anaqcheh Rural District and Bavi District were separated from the county in the establishment of Bavi County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Mollasani as its capital.
After the 2011 census, Hamidiyeh District was separated from the county to form Hamidiyeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Hamidiyeh as its capital and only city. Kut-e Abdollah and Soveyseh Rural Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Karun County, which was also divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kut-e Abdollah as its capital and only city at the time. Gheyzaniyeh and Mosharrahat Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Gheyzaniyeh District. Esmailiyeh Rural District was separated to form Esmailiyeh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Esmailiyeh-ye Jonubi Rural District. The village of Elhayi was elevated to the status of a city.
Demographics
= Population
=At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,317,377 in 274,296 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,395,184 people in 351,980 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,302,591 in 362,480 households.
= Administrative divisions
=Ahvaz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
See also
Media related to Ahvaz County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ahvaz
- Seyyed Yaddam
- Pembagian administratif Iran
- Ahvaz
- Ahvaz County
- Ahmadabad
- Khuzestan province
- Hamidiyeh County
- Central District (Hamidiyeh County)
- Khorramshahr
- 22 September 1980 Iraqi airstrike on Iran
- Shadegan
- Central District (Ahvaz County)
