Shavur District

Shavur District
Persian: بخش شاوور
District
Shavur District is located in Iran
Shavur District
Shavur District
Coordinates: 31°59′42″N 48°24′29″E / 31.99500°N 48.40806°E / 31.99500; 48.40806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyKarkheh
CapitalShavur
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
70,071[a]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shavur District (Persian: بخش شاوور) is in Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shavur.[3] The previous capital of the district was the village of Abdol Khan-e Pain.[4]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Rashk-e Shavur was elevated to city status as Shavur.[5] In 2019, the district was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population (as a part of Shush County) was 62,617 in 9,841 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 69,051 people in 15,291 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 70,071 inhabitants in 18,263 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Shavur District Population[b]
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[7]2016[2]
Ahudasht RD[c]14,84615,73316,511
Karkha RD[d]
Seyyed Abbas RD[c]24,09326,86527,713
Shavur RD17,57810,03110,154
Alvan (city)[c]6,1007,0926,860
Shavur (city)[e]9,3308,833
Total62,61769,05170,071
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ As a part of Shush County
  2. ↑ As a part of Shush County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
  3. 1 2 3 Transferred to the Central District after the 2016 census
  4. ↑ Established after the 2016 census
  5. ↑ Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur[5]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 December 2024). "Shavur District (Karkheh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 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. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 16 September 2019]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42869. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (28 October 1391) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the villages of Khuzestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Notification 40518/T35K. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  5. 1 2 Davodi, Parviz (6 June 1391) [Approved 8 October 1387]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 62740/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 182488/T33712K. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  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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