Dasht-e Azadegan County
Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان
County
Location of Dasht-e Azadegan County in Khuzestan province
Location of Dasht-e Azadegan County in Khuzestan province
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°44′N 48°09′E / 31.733°N 48.150°E / 31.733; 48.150[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalSusangerd
DistrictsCentral, Bostan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total107,989
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dasht-e Azadegan County (Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Susangerd.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,865 in 22,021 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 99,831 people in 22,306 households,[3] by which time Hoveyzeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County.[4] At the 2016 census, Dasht-e Azadegan County's population was 107,989 in 26,558 households.[5] Dasht-e Azadegan means "plain-free," "plain of free," or more precisely "plain of freedom."

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Dasht-e Azadegan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and four cities.[5]

Dasht-e Azadegan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[5]
Central District86,51989,80096,336
Allah-o Akbar RD12,63914,01115,707
Howmeh-ye Gharbi RD6,9175,7185,202
Howmeh-ye Sharqi RD23,37225,60213,949
Abu Homeyzeh (city)5,506
Kut-e Seyyed Naim (city)4,541
Susangerd (city)43,59144,46951,431
Bostan District9,59610,03111,653
Bostan RD1,8592,2402,671
Saidiyeh RD423533506
Bostan (city)7,3147,2588,476
Hoveyzeh District130,750
Bani Saleh RD2,718
Hoveyzeh RD8,101
Neysan RD1,699
Hoveyzeh (city)14,422
Rafi (city)3,810
Total126,86599,831107,989
1Became a part of Hoveyzeh County[4]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 July 2023). "Dasht-e Azadegan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2007). "Reforms of country divisions in Khuzestan province, Hoveyzeh County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. 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.
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