Central District (Karun County)

Central District (Karun County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کارون
Central District (Karun County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کارون
District
	Central District (Karun County)
	Coordinates: 31°06′14″N 48°43′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Karun
Capital	Kut-e Abdollah
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	82,692
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Karun County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کارون) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kut-e Abdollah.[3]

At the National Census in 2006, its population (as Kut-e Abdollah Rural District of the Central District of Ahvaz County) was 91,299 in 16,921 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 89,477 people in 20,224 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 82,692 inhabitants in 21,803 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Karun County.[3]

Central District (Karun County) Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Kut-e Abdollah RD	91,299	89,477	14,799
Qaleh Chanan RD			11,641
Kanan (city)²
Kut-e Abdollah (city)			56,252
Rabi (city)³
Total	91,299	89,477	82,692
RD: Rural District ¹As a part of Ahvaz County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses ²Established after the 2016 census; formerly the village of Qaleh Chanan[6][7] ³Established after the 2016 census; merger of four villages[7]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (3 August 2023). "Central District (Karun County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 March 2014). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Qaleh Chanan: City or village? Decisions of the 10th government still have consequences". Mehr News (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
"Soon the cities of Kanan and Rabi will be established in Karun". Asremahahwaz (in Persian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (3 August 2023). "Central District (Karun County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Karun_County-3] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 March 2014). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Kanan,_Karun,_Rabi_and_Shirin_Shahr-6] "Qaleh Chanan: City or village? Decisions of the 10th government still have consequences". Mehr News (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[Kanan_and_Rabi-7] "Soon the cities of Kanan and Rabi will be established in Karun". Asremahahwaz (in Persian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.