Central District (Seydun County)

Not to be confused with Seydun-e Jonubi Rural District or Seydun-e Shomali Rural District.

For the administrative division of Khuzestan province, see Seydun County. For the city, see Seydun.

The Central District of Seydun County^[b] (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان صیدون) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Seydun.^[4]

Central District (Seydun County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان صیدون
District
Central District (Seydun County)
Coordinates: 31°24′50″N 50°05′23″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Seydun
Established	2022[2]
Capital	Seydun
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	22,246[a]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In 2022, Seydun District^[c] was separated from Bagh-e Malek County in the establishment of Seydun County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Seydun as its capital and only city.^[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County) was 22,412 in 4,012 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 22,965 people in 4,883 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 22,246 inhabitants in 5,197 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Seydun County) Population^[d]

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[3]
Seydun-e Jonubi RD[e]	9,895	9,755	8,305
Seydun-e Shomali RD[f]	7,078	6,622	6,291
Vajel RD[g]
Seydun (city)	5,439	6,588	7,650
Total	22,412	22,965	22,246
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County
2. Formerly Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County^[2]
3. Renamed the Central District^[2]
4. As Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
5. Transferred to Alad District^[2]
6. Formerly Seydun Rural District^[7]
7. Established after the 2016 census^[2]