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 / 31.317°N 48.667°E / 31.317; 48.667[1]
Country Iran
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.

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,[4] by which time Anaqcheh Rural District and the former Bavi District had been separated from the county to form Bavi County.[5] 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,[6] and Kut-e Abdollah Rural District and Soveyseh Rural District in the establishment of Karun County.[7]

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
Aanqcheh RD122,692
Elhayi RD17,07422,38853,008
Esmailiyeh RD48,23533,933
Gheyzaniyeh RD11,63611,692
Kut-e Abdollah RD291,29989,477
Lami RD18,04215,370
Mosharrahat RD7,65140,882
Soveyseh RD218,91019,847
Ahvaz (city)969,8431,112,0211,184,788
Elhayi (city)7,651
Bavi District181,665
Mollasani RD7,129
Veys RD23,322
Mollasani (city)13,979
Sheyban (city)23,211
Veys (city)14,024
Esmailiyeh District17,155
Esmailiyeh-ye Jonubi RD7,074
Esmailiyeh-ye Shomali RD10,081
Gheyzaniyeh District24,613
Gheyzaniyeh RD11,938
Mosharrahat RD12,675
Hamidiyeh District348,37246,902
Jahad RD6,7566,003
Karkheh RD10,1899,580
Tarrah RD9,45010,337
Hamidiyeh (city)21,97720,982
Total1,317,3771,395,1841,302,591
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Bavi County[5]
2Became a part of Karun County[7]
3Became a part of Hamidiyeh County[6]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 July 2023). "Ahvaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. 1 2 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.
  7. 1 2 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.
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