Central District (Mahshahr County) | |
Native Name: | Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mahshahr |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Bandar-e Mahshahr |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 217186 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
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.[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."
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 179,804 in 38,469 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 204,646 people in 50,941 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 217,186 inhabitants in 59,201 households.[5]
Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
51,358 | 19,730 | 20,884 | ||
Bandar-e Mahshahr (city) | 109,927 | 153,778 | 162,797 | |
Chamran (city) | 18,519 | 31,138 | 33,505 | |
Total | 179,804 | 204,646 | 217,186 | |
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