Khovis Explained

Khovis
Native Name:Persian: خويس
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
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
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Karkha
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:3520
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Khovis (Persian: خويس) is a village in, and the capital of, Karkha Rural District of Shavur District, Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,451 in 459 households, when it was in Shavur Rural District of Shush County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 4,067 people in 946 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,520 people in 989 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County, and Khovis was transferred to the new Karkha Rural District.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khovis, 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: 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.