Karun County Explained
Karun County should not be confused with Kazerun County.
| Karun County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان کارون |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Khuzestan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kut-e Abdollah |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Soveyseh |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 105872 |
| Coordinates: | 31.1°N 86°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Karun County (Persian: شهرستان کارون) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kut-e Abdollah.[2]
History
After the 2011 National Census, Kut-e Abdollah and Soveyseh Rural Districts were separated from Ahvaz County in the establishment of Karun County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kut-e Abdollah as its capital and only city.[2]
After the 2016 census, Kanan,[3] Rabi,[4] and Shirin Shahr[5] were elevated to city status.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2016 census, the county's population was 105,872 in 27,749 households.[6] The county's population is reported to be more than 200,000, according to the governorship of the city.[7]
Administrative divisions
Karun County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Karun County . . 3 August 2023 . 3 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023621/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/829010 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 4 March 2016 . 14 March 2014 . 3 August 2023.
- Web site: Qaleh Chanan: City or village? Decisions of the 10th government still have consequences . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803153415/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/2141695/قلعه-چنعان-شهر-یا-روستا-تصمیمات-دولت-دهم-همچنان-تبعات-دارد . Mehr News Agency . 3 August 2023 . 24 September 2013 . 3 August 2023.
- Web site: Soon the cities of Kanan and Rabi will be established in Karun . fa . Asremahahwaz . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803183711/https://asremahahwaz.ir/khouzestan/83630/ . 3 August 2023 . 3 August 2023.
- Web site: The bitter palate of the people of Shirin Shahr, Ahvaz, according to the pictures . fa . Tasnim News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192839/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1399/07/21/2367485/خوزستان-کام-تلخ-مردم-شیرین-شهر-اهواز-به-روایت-تصاویر . 3 August 2023 . 21 October 2019 . 3 August 2023.
- 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.
- https://karoon.ostan-khz.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86/ About Karun
