Central District (Mahshahr County)

The Central District of Mahshahr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr.

Central District (Mahshahr County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر
Central District (Mahshahr County)
Coordinates: 30°31′N 49°14′E
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyMahshahr
CapitalBandar-e Mahshahr
Population
 (2016)
  Total217,186
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census in 2006, its population was 179,804 in 38,469 households. The following census in 2011 counted 204,646 people in 50,941 households. At the latest census in 2016, the district had 217,186 inhabitants in 59,201 households.

Bandar-e Mahshahr is an ancient city and port in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Originally known as Reyshahr and then Machuleh, it eventually came to be known as Bandar-e Ma'shoor. The name changed again in 1965, this time to Bandar-e Mah Shahr. The word Mah-shahr is Persian and means "city of the moon."

Central District (Mahshahr County) Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Jarahi RD51,35819,73020,884
Bandar-e Mahshahr (city)109,927153,778162,797
Chamran (city)18,51931,13833,505
Total179,804204,646217,186
RD: Rural District
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