Ahvaz County () is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahvaz.
History After the 2006 National Census, Bavi District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bavi County.
After the 2011 census, Hamidiyeh District was separated from the county to establish Hamidiyeh County. Kut-e Abdollah and Soveyseh Rural Districts were separated from the county in establishing Karun County.
In 2012, Gheyzaniyeh and Mosharrahat Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Gheyzaniyeh District. Esmailiyeh Rural District was separated to form Esmailiyeh District, including the new Esmailiyeh-ye Jonubi Rural District. The village of Elhayi was elevated to the status of a city.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,317,377 in 274,296 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,395,184 people in 351,980 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,302,591 in 362,480 households.
Administrative divisions
Ahvaz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Ahvaz County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 1,187,340 1,348,282 1,260,817 Anaqcheh RD 22,692 Elhayi RD 17,074 22,388 53,008 Esmailiyeh RD 48,235 33,933 Gheyzaniyeh RD 11,636 11,692 Kut-e Abdollah RD 91,299 89,477 Lami RD 18,042 15,370 Mosharrahat RD 7,651 40,882 Soveyseh RD 18,910 19,847 Ahvaz (city) 969,843 1,112,021 1,184,788 Elhayi (city) 7,651 Bavi District 81,665 Mollasani RD 7,129 Veys RD 23,322 Mollasani (city) 13,979 Sheyban (city) 23,211 Veys (city) 14,024 Esmailiyeh District 17,155 Esmailiyeh-ye Jonubi RD 7,074 Esmailiyeh-ye Shomali RD 10,081 Gheyzaniyeh District 24,613 Gheyzaniyeh RD 11,938 Mosharrahat RD 12,675 Hamidiyeh District 48,372 46,902 Jahad RD 6,756 6,003 Karkheh RD 10,189 9,580 Tarrah RD 9,450 10,337 Hamidiyeh (city) 21,977 20,982 Total 1,317,377 1,395,184 1,302,591
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