Shavur, Iran Explained

Shavur
Native Name:Persian: شاوور
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Karkheh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Shavur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:8833
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shavur (Persian: شاوور) is a city in, and the capital of, Shavur District of Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 8,344 in 1,294 households, when it was the village of Rashg-e Shavur in Shavur Rural District of Shush County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 9,330 people in 2,217 households,[4] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and was renamed Shavur.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,833 people in 2,438 households.[6]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shavur, Karkheh County . . 3 August 2023 . 3 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . 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, 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.
  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: Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Rashk-e Shavur from the functions of Shavur District of Shush County in Khuzestan province to a city . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20120827033659/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135621 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Davodi . Parviz . 27 August 2012 . 2 August 2023.
  6. 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.