Karkha Rural District Explained

Karkha Rural District should not be confused with Karkheh Rural District.

Karkha Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان کرخا
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Rural 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
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Shavur
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Khovis
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Karkha Rural District (Persian: دهستان کرخا) is in Shavur District of Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khovis,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census of was 3,520 in 989 households.[3]

History

In 2019, the district was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, and Karkha Rural District was created in the district.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Karkha Rural District (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, 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.