Shush County
Shush County
Persian: شهرستان شوش | |
|---|---|
 Location of Shush County in Khuzestan province (top left, yellow) | |
 Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 32°12′30″N 47°58′00″E / 32.20833°N 47.96667°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| Capital | Shush |
| Districts | Central, Fath ol Mobin |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 205,720 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Shush County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206392" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Shush County (Persian: شهرستان شوش) is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shush.[2] The ancient city of Susa is located in Shush County.
History
[edit]After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Rashg-e Shavur[3] and Saleh Moshatat[4] were elevated to city status, renamed as Shavur[3] and Fath ol Mobin,[5] respectively.
In 2019, Shavur District was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 205,720, in 55,194 households.[9]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Shush County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 113,041 | 117,441 | 119,459 |
| Ben Moala RD | 9,231 | 10,217 | 10,188 |
| Hoseynabad RD | 42,074 | 39,439 | 22,946 |
| Horr (city) | 7,839 | 8,624 | 9,177 |
| Shush (city) | 53,897 | 59,161 | 77,148 |
| Fath ol Mobin District | 14,135 | 15,512 | 16,075 |
| Chenaneh RD | 5,849 | 6,369 | 6,436 |
| Sorkheh RD | 8,286 | 6,374 | 6,666 |
| Fath ol Mobin (city)[a] | 2,769 | 2,973 | |
| Shavur District[b] | 62,617 | 69,051 | 70,071 |
| Ahudasht RD | 14,846 | 15,733 | 16,511 |
| Seyyed Abbas RD | 24,093 | 26,865 | 27,713 |
| Shavur RD | 17,578 | 10,031 | 10,154 |
| Alvan (city) | 6,100 | 7,092 | 6,860 |
| Shavur (city) | 9,330 | 8,833 | |
| Total | 189,793 | 202,762 | 205,720 |
| RD = Rural district | |||
See also
[edit]
Media related to Shush County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formerly the village of Saleh Moshatat[5]
- ^ Transferred to Karkheh County[6]
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 August 2023). "Shush County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Rashk-e Shavur from the functions of Shavur District of Shush County in Khuzestan province to a city". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (21 July 1389). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Saleh Moshatat village, the center of Fath ol Mobin District, Shush County, Khuzestan province, into a city". Masoud Shams Nejad (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (22 March 2013). "Changing the name of the city of Saleh Moshatat and the villages of Zolmabad, Sartang-e Shab Kuri and Eshgaft-e Jamushi from the functions of Shush, Gotvand and Izeh Counties in Khuzestan province to the city of Fath ol Mobin and the villages of Mohammadi, Tashar and Golestan respectively". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
[edit]- Hamid-Reza Hosseini, Shush at the foot of Louvre (Shush dar dāman-e Louvre), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009, [1].
- Audio slideshow: [2] (6 min 31 sec).
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