Central District (Karkheh County) Explained

Central District (Karkheh County)
Native Name:	Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کرخه
Native Name Lang:	fa
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Karkheh
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Alvan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

The Central District of Karkheh County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,860 in 1,824 households.^[3]

History

In 2019, Shavur District was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Alvan as its capital.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Central District (Karkheh County)

Administrative Divisions
Ahudasht RD
Seyyed Abbas RD
Alvan (city)

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Karkheh County) . . 2 August 2023 . 2 August 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802174610/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/290066 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 2 August 2023 . 16 September 2019 . 2 August 2023.
3. 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.