Central District (Mahshahr County) Explained
| Central District (Mahshahr County) |
| Native Name: | fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر |
| 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: | Mahshahr |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bandar-e Mahshahr |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 217186 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
The Central District of Mahshahr County (fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr.[2]
Bandar-e Mahshahr is an ancient city and port in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Originally known as Reyshahr and then Machuleh, it eventually came to be known as Bandar-e Ma'shoor. The name changed again in 1965, this time to Bandar-e Mah Shahr. The word Mah-shahr is Persian and means "city of the moon."
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 179,804 in 38,469 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 204,646 people in 50,941 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 217,186 inhabitants in 59,201 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Central District (Mahshahr County) Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| 51,358 | 19,730 | 20,884 |
| Bandar-e Mahshahr (city) | 109,927 | 153,778 | 162,797 |
| Chamran (city) | 18,519 | 31,138 | 33,505 |
| Total | 179,804 | 204,646 | 217,186 |
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See also
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014508/https://www.discoverworld.com/Iran/Khuzestan-Province/Bandar-e-Mahshahr
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Mahshahr County) . . 5 August 2023 . 5 August 2023 . fa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
