Bavi County Explained

Bavi County should not be confused with Bavanat County.

Bavi County
Native Name:	Persian: شهرستان باوی
Settlement Type:	County
Image Map1:	IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:	Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Khuzestan
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Mollasani
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Central
P2:	Veys
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	96484
Coordinates:	31.5333°N 105°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Bavi County (Persian: شهرستان باوی) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mollasani.^[2]

History

After the National Census of 2006, Anaqcheh Rural District and Bavi District were separated from Ahvaz County in the establishment of Bavi County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mollasani as its capital.^[3]

Demographics

Population

The census in 2011 counted 89,160 people in 21,308 households.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 96,484 in 25,597 households.^[5]

Administrative divisions

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

Bavi County Population

Administrative Divisions	2011	2016
Central District	32,468	33,802
	9,005	10,321
	8,650	6,144
Mollasani (city)	14,813	17,337
Veys District	56,692	62,681
	2,478	2,318
	14,141	8,677
Sheyban (city)	24,968	36,374
Veys (city)	15,105	15,312
Total	89,160	96,484

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bavi County . . 27 July 2023 . 27 July 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326081635/https://dolat.ir/detail/190139 . 26 March 2017 . 19 June 2010 . DOLAT . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers and Political and Defense Commission . fa . 4 November 2023.
3. Web site: 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326081635/https://dolat.ir/detail/190139 . 26 March 2017 . 19 June 2010 . DOLAT . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers and Political and Defense Commission . fa . 4 November 2023.
4. 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.
5. 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.