Bandar Mahshahr County Explained

Bandar Mahshahr County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان بندر ماهشهر
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:Bandar-e Mahshahr
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:296271
Coordinates:30.5167°N 63°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bandar Mahshahr County (fa|شهرستان بندر ماهشهر) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 247,804 in 53,347 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 278,037 people in 69,488 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 296,271 in 81,211 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

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

Bandar Mahshahr County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 179,804 204,646 217,186
51,358 19,730 20,884
Bandar-e Mahshahr (city) 109,927 153,778 162,797
Chamran (city) 18,519 31,138 33,505
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni District 68,000 73,391 79,085
922 1,034 732
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni (city) 67,078 72,357 78,353
Total 247,804 278,037 296,271

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bandar Mahshahr County. . 21 December 2024. 21 December 2024. fa.
  2. 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. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717093724/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 17 July 2014. 26 July 2014. Approved 21 June 1369. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82830/T126K. 25 January 2024.
  3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls. 18 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.