Abadan County Explained

Abadan County
Native Name:	Persian: شهرستان آبادان
Settlement Type:	County
Image Map1:	IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:	Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Khuzestan
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Abadan
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Central
P2:	Arvandkenar
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	298090
Coordinates:	30.2167°N 48.6375°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Abadan County (Persian: شهرستان آبادان) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abadan, on Abadan Island.^[2]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Chavibdeh was elevated to the status of a city.^[3]

On May 11, 2020, Iran imposed a COVID-19 lockdown in Abadan County. All shops and offices in the county, except essential services, closed during this period. Authorities also closed access to Abadan from the Ahvaz and Bandar Mahshahr points of entry. These restrictions would expire on May 25.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 275,126 in 58,870 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 271,484 people in 69,946 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 298,090 in 85,015 households.^[7]

Administrative divisions

Abadan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Abadan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	250,116	247,273	270,622
	8,812	8,189	9,943
	4,017	4,977	5,306
	19,299	14,111	15,991
Abadan (city)	217,988	212,744	231,476
Chavibdeh (city)		7,252	7,906
Arvandkenar District	25,010	24,211	27,461
	9,800	10,052	10,574
	5,275	5,102	5,585
	174	148	129
Arvandkenar (city)	9,761	8,909	11,173
Total	275,126	271,484	298,090

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Abadan County . . 20 July 2023 . 20 July 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717093724/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 July 2014 . 25 January 2024.
3. Web site: Turning the villages of Darkhoveyn and Chavibdeh into cities . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230807211950/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/119259 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Davodi . Parviz . 7 August 2023 . 6 September 1384 . 7 August 2023.
4. Web site: 2020-05-11. COVID-19 Alert: Iran Imposes Lockdown on Abadan County Through May 15, Add'l Restrictions in 9 Cities. 2020-06-26. WorldAware. en. 26 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626024332/https://www.worldaware.com/covid-19-alert-iran-imposes-lockdown-abadan-county-through-may-15-addl-restrictions-9-cities. dead.
5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.