Seydun County

Seydun County

Persian: شهرستان صیدون
Seydun County Persian: شهرستان صیدون
County
	Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 31°22′50″N 50°07′25″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Seydun
Districts	Central, Alad
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	22,246
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County) was 22,412 in 4,012 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 22,965 people in 4,883 households.[5] At the 2016 census, there were 22,246 in 5,197 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Seydun County's administrative divisions (as Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County) over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. In February 2023, the district was separated from the county, elevated to the status of Seydun County, and divided into two districts with two rural districts each. The city of Seydun became the new county's capital and only city.[3]

Seydun County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	12,517	13,210	13,941
Seydun-e Shomali Rural District	7,078	6,622	6,291
Vajel Rural District
Seydun (city)	5,439	6,588	7,650
Alad District	9,895	9,755	8,305
Rudzir Rural District
Seydun-e Jonubi Rural District	9,895	9,755	8,305
Total	22,412	22,965	22,246
¹As a part of Bagh-e Malek County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (26 July 2023). "Bagh-e Malek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 July 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.
"Approval letter regarding country divisions of Bagh-e Malek County, Khuzestan province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 25 July 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.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (26 July 2023). "Bagh-e Malek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 July 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.

[Seydun_County-3] "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Bagh-e Malek County, Khuzestan province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 25 July 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.