Karkheh County

Karkheh County (Persian: شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan.

Not to be confused with Karkha Rural District.
For the administrative division of Hamidiyeh County in Khuzestan province, see Karkheh Rural District.

Karkheh County
Persian: شهرستان کرخه
County
Location of Shush County (from which Karkheh County was separated) in Khuzestan province
Location of Shush County (from which Karkheh County was separated) in Khuzestan province
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°54′N 48°24′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalAlvan
DistrictsCentral, Shavur
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total70,071
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Shavur District of Shush County) was 62,617 in 9,841 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 69,051 people in 15,291 households.[4] At the 2016 census, there were 70,071 in 18,263 households.[2]

In September 2019, the district was separated from the county, divided into two districts of two rural districts each and two cities (Alvan as the capital and Shavur), and elevated to the status of the new Karkheh County.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Karkheh County's administrative divisions (as Shavur District of Shush County) over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Karkheh County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District45,03949,69051,084
Ahudasht Rural District14,84615,73316,511
Seyyed Abbas Rural District24,09326,86527,713
Alvan (city)6,1007,0926,860
Shavur District17,57819,36118,987
Karkha Rural District2
Shavur Rural District17,57810,03110,154
Shavur (city)39,3308,833
Total62,61769,05170,071
1As a part of Shush County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
2Established after the 2016 census[5]
3Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur[6]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 August 2023). "Karkheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 August 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. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Rashk-e Shavur from the functions of Shavur District of Shush County in Khuzestan province to a city". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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