Ahvaz County
Ahvaz County (Persian: شهرستان اهواز) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahvaz.
Ahvaz County
Persian: شهرستان اهواز | |
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County | |
Location of Ahvaz County in Khuzestan province (center, purple) | |
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′N 48°40′E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| Capital | Ahvaz |
| Districts | Central, Esmailiyeh, Gheyzaniyeh |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,302,591 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At 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, by which time Anaqcheh Rural District and the former Bavi District had been separated from the county to form Bavi County. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 1,302,591 in 362,480 households, when the former Hamidiyeh District had separated from the county in the establishment of Hamidiyeh County, and Kut-e Abdollah Rural District and Soveyseh Rural District in the establishment of Karun County.
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