Dasht-e Azadegan County

Dasht-e Azadegan County
Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان
County
Location of Dasht-e Azadegan County in Khuzestan province (center left, purple)
Location of Dasht-e Azadegan County in Khuzestan province (center left, purple)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°44′N 48°09′E / 31.733°N 48.150°E / 31.733; 48.150[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalSusangerd
DistrictsCentral, Bostan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
107,989
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dasht-e Azadegan County (Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان)[a] is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Susangerd.[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Hoveyzeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County.[4] After the 2011 census, the villages of Abu Homeyzeh and Kut-e Seyyed Naim were elevated to city status.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,865 in 22,021 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 99,831 people in 22,306 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 107,989 in 26,558 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Dasht-e Azadegan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Dasht-e Azadegan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[7]2016[2]
Central District86,51989,80096,336
Allah-o Akbar RD12,63914,01115,707
Howmeh-ye Gharbi RD6,9175,7185,202
Howmeh-ye Sharqi RD23,37225,60213,949
Abu Homeyzeh (city)5,506
Kut-e Seyyed Naim (city)4,541
Susangerd (city)43,59144,46951,431
Bostan District9,59610,03111,653
Bostan RD1,8592,2402,671
Saidiyeh RD423533506
Bostan (city)7,3147,2588,476
Hoveyzeh District[b]30,750
Bani Saleh RD2,718
Hoveyzeh RD[c]8,101
Neysan RD1,699
Hoveyzeh (city)14,422
Rafi (city)3,810
Total126,86599,831107,989
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Dasht-e Azadegan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ↑ Dasht-e Azadegan means "plain-free," "plain of free," or more precisely "plain of freedom"
  2. ↑ Transferred to Hoveyzeh County[4]
  3. ↑ Renamed Hoveyzeh-ye Jonubi Rural District[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 December 2024). "Dasht-e Azadegan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (26 July 2014) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82830/T126K. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  4. 1 2 3 Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Reforms of national divisions in Khuzestan province, Hoveyzeh County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 40005/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (15 January 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province (PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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