Hoveyzeh County

Hoveyzeh County (Persian: شهرستان هویزه, Arabic:مقاطعة الحويزة) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Hoveyzeh.[1] At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Hoveyzeh District of Dasht-e Azadegan County) was 30,750 in 5,417 households.[2] It was separated from Dasht-e Azadegan County 2008. The following census in 2011 counted 34,312 people in the newly formed Hoveyzeh County, in 7,600 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 38,886 in 9,449 households.[4]

Hoveyzeh County
شهرستان هویزه
County
Location of Hoveyzeh County in Khuzestan province
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°22′N 48°01′E
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalHoveyzeh
DistrictsCentral, Neysan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total38,886
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Hoveyzeh is considered among the famous counties of Iran because of the Iran-Iraq War. It is located near the border of Iraq and its citizens are considered among Khuzestani Arab people.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Hoveyzeh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[4]

Hoveyzeh County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District230,75025,25228,826
Bani Saleh Rural District2,718
Hoveyzeh Rural District8,101
Hoveyzeh-ye Jonubi Rural District5,5685,738
Hoveyzeh-ye Shomali Rural District3,5303,607
Neysan Rural District1,699
Hoveyzeh (city)14,42216,15419,481
Rafi (city)3,810
Neysan District9,06010,060
Bani Saleh Rural District3,3424,327
Neysan Rural District2,0281,936
Rafi (city)3,6903,797
Total30,75034,31238,886
1As a part of Dasht-e Azadegan County at the 2006 census
2Formerly Hoveyzeh District
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References
  1. Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران     Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Atlas Joghraphiayeh-Hemasi (Epic geography Atlas), Khuzestan Dar Jang (Khuzestan in war)
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