Qaleh Chanan Rural District | |
Native Name: | Persian: دهستان قلعه چنان |
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: | Karun |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Al Aqda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 11641 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qaleh Chanan Rural District (Persian: دهستان قلعه چنان) is in the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Al Aqda.[2]
After the 2011 National Census, Kut-e Abdollah and Soveyseh Rural Districts were separated from Ahvaz County in the establishment of Karun County. Qaleh Chanan Rural District was created in the new Central District.[2]
At the time of the 2016 census, the rural district's population was 11,641 in 2,959 households. The most populous of its 16 villages was Qaleh Chanan (since elevated to the status of the city of Kanan,[3] with 10,764 people.[4]