Karkheh County

Karkheh County

Persian: شهرستان کرخه
Karkheh County Persian: شهرستان کرخه
County
	Location of Karkheh County in Khuzestan province (center left, green)
	Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 31°54′N 48°24′E / 31.900°N 48.400°E
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Alvan
Districts	Central, Shavur
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karkheh County (Persian: شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,860 in 1,824 households.^[3]

History

In 2019, Shavur District was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Alvan as its capital.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Karkheh County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Karkheh County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Ahudasht RD
Seyyed Abbas RD
Alvan (city)
Shavur District
Karkha RD
Shavur RD
Shavur (city)^[a]
RD: Rural District

Notes

^ Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 August 2023). "Karkheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 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.
^ Davodi, Parviz. "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". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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[5] Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur^[4]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (2 August 2023). "Karkheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[Karkheh_County-2] Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[2016_census-3] "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.

[Shavur-4] Davodi, Parviz. "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". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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