Haftkel

Haftkel (Persian: هفتکل; pronunciation); also Romanized as Haftgel, is a city in the Central District of Haftkel County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Haftkel
Persian: هفتکل
City
Haftkel
Coordinates: 31°26′40″N 49°31′53″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyHaftkel
DistrictCentral
Government
  MayorMehdi Mahmoudi
Population
 (2016)
  Total15,802
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 14,735 in 3,153 households, when it was in the former Haftkel District of Ramhormoz County. The following census in 2011 counted 14,877 people in 3,706 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Haftkel County and Haftkel had become its capital. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 15,802 people in 4,283 households.

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