Khorramshahr County Explained
| Khorramshahr County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان خرمشهر |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Khuzestan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Khorramshahr |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Minu |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 170976 |
| Coordinates: | 30.65°N 63°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Khorramshahr County (Persian: شهرستان خرمشهر) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramshahr.[2]
History
After the 2016 National Census, the former Kut-e Sheykh neighborhood of the city of Khorramshahr was elevated to the status of the city of Moqavemat.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 155,224 in 32,563 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 163,701 people in 42,171 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 170,976 in 47,380 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Khorramshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Khorramshahr County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 147,642 | 155,434 | 161,820 |
| 4,821 | 4,663 | 5,774 |
| 10,567 | 11,632 | 12,682 |
| 8,388 | 9,721 | 10,267 |
| Khorramshahr (city) | 123,866 | 129,418 | 133,097 |
| Moqavemat (city) | | | |
| Minu District | 7,582 | 8,267 | 9,154 |
| 6,372 | 6,978 | 6,923 |
| Minushahr (city) | 1,210 | 1,289 | 2,231 |
| Total | 155,224 | 163,701 | 170,976 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khorramshahr County . . 4 August 2023 . 4 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the definitions and criteria of subdivisions in Khorramshahr County . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804143348/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/103213 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 4 August 2023 . 12 September 1367 . 4 August 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the transformation of Kut-e Sheykh district into the city of Moqavemat . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804145900/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/89731 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 4 August 2023 . 29 April 2016 . 4 August 2023.
- 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.
