Haftkel County

Haftkel County (Persian: شهرستان هفتکل) is in Khuzestan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the city of Haftkel.

Haftkel County
Persian: شهرستان هفتکل
County
Location of Haftkel County in Khuzestan province
Location of Haftkel County in Khuzestan province
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°33′N 49°27′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalHaftkel
DistrictsCentral, Raghiveh
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total22,119
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Haftkel District of Ramhormoz County) was 22,633 in 4,711 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 22,391 people in 5,387 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of the new Haftel County.[5] At the 2016 census, Haftkel County's population was 22,119 in 5,908 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Haftkel County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, three rural districts, and one city.[2]

Haftkel County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District17,28117,05617,245
Howmeh Rural District2,5462,1791,443
Haftkel (city)14,73514,87715,802
Raghiveh District5,3525,2424,874
Gazin Rural District5,3521,3551,135
Raghiveh Rural District3,8873,739
Raghiveh (city)2
Total22,63322,39122,119
1As a part of Ramhormoz County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 July 2023). "Haftkel County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  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.
  3. Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران
    Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  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.
  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.
  6. "Introduction of two new cities, Hati in Lali and Raghiveh in Haftkel". Asr-e Avalinha (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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