Central District (Mahshahr County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر
District
Central District (Mahshahr County) is located in Iran
Central District (Mahshahr County)
Central District (Mahshahr County)
Coordinates: 30°31′N 49°14′E / 30.517°N 49.233°E / 30.517; 49.233[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyMahshahr
CapitalBandar-e Mahshahr
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total217,186
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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.

At the National Census in 2006, its population was 179,804 in 38,469 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 204,646 people in 50,941 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 217,186 inhabitants in 59,201 households.[2]

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 Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
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

https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014508/https://www.discoverworld.com/Iran/Khuzestan-Province/Bandar-e-Mahshahr

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 August 2023). "Central District (Mahshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 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.
  4. 1 2 "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.
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