Shavur (Persian: شاوور)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shavur District of Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[4]
Shavur
Persian: شاوور | |
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City | |
  Shavur | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′22″N 48°18′20″E / 32.05611°N 48.30556°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Karkheh |
| District | Shavur |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 8,833 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 8,344 in 1,294 households, when it was the village of Rashg-e Shavur in Shavur Rural District of Shush County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,330 people in 2,217 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and was renamed Shavur.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,833 people in 2,438 households.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.[4]
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 August 2023). "Shavur, Karkheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rashg-e Shavur can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084265" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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