Khorramshahr County

Not to be confused with Khorramabad County, Khorrambid County, or Khorramdarreh County.

For the city, see Khorramshahr. For the village in Kerman province, see Khorramshahi.

Khorramshahr County (Persian: شهرستان خرمشهر)^[a] is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramshahr.^[4]

Khorramshahr County Persian: شهرستان خرمشهر
County
Location of Khorramshahr County in Khuzestan province (bottom left, pink)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°39′N 48°15′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Khorramshahr
Districts	Central, Minu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	170,976
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khorramshahr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206387" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2016 National Census, Kut-e Sheykh neighborhood of the city of Khorramshahr was elevated to city status as Moqavemat.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 155,224 in 32,563 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 163,701 people in 42,171 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 170,976 in 47,380 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Khorramshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Khorramshahr County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	147,642	155,434	161,820
Gharb-e Karun RD	4,821	4,663	5,774
Howmeh-ye Gharbi RD	10,567	11,632	12,682
Howmeh-ye Sharqi RD	8,388	9,721	10,267
Khorramshahr (city)	123,866	129,418	133,097
Moqavemat (city)[b]
Minu District	7,582	8,267	9,154
Jazireh-ye Minu RD	6,372	6,978	6,923
Minushahr (city)[c]	1,210	1,289	2,231
Total	155,224	163,701	170,976
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Khorramshahr County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also known in Arabic as Al-Muhammarah (Arabic: المحمرة)^[3]
2. Formerly Kut-e Sheykh neighborhood in the city of Khorramshahr; became a city after the 2016 census^[5]
3. Formerly the village of Chumeh^[8]