Dasht-e Azadegan County
Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Dasht-e Azadegan County in Khuzestan province (center left, purple) | |
![]() Location of Khuzestan province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 31°44′N 48°09′E / 31.733°N 48.150°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
Capital | Susangerd |
Districts | Central, Bostan |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 107,989 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Dasht-e Azadegan County (Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Susangerd.[2]
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,865 in 22,021 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 99,831 people in 22,306 households,[4] by which time Hoveyzeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County.[5] At the 2016 census, Dasht-e Azadegan County's population was 107,989 in 26,558 households.[6] Dasht-e Azadegan means "plain-free," "plain of free," or more precisely "plain of freedom."
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.[6]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[3] | 2011[4] | 2016[6] |
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Central District | 86,519 | 89,800 | 96,336 |
Allah-o Akbar RD | 12,639 | 14,011 | 15,707 |
Howmeh-ye Gharbi RD | 6,917 | 5,718 | 5,202 |
Howmeh-ye Sharqi RD | 23,372 | 25,602 | 13,949 |
Abu Homeyzeh (city) | 5,506 | ||
Kut-e Seyyed Naim (city) | 4,541 | ||
Susangerd (city) | 43,591 | 44,469 | 51,431 |
Bostan District | 9,596 | 10,031 | 11,653 |
Bostan RD | 1,859 | 2,240 | 2,671 |
Saidiyeh RD | 423 | 533 | 506 |
Bostan (city) | 7,314 | 7,258 | 8,476 |
Hoveyzeh District1 | 30,750 | ||
Bani Saleh RD | 2,718 | ||
Hoveyzeh RD | 8,101 | ||
Neysan RD | 1,699 | ||
Hoveyzeh (city) | 14,422 | ||
Rafi (city) | 3,810 | ||
Total | 126,865 | 99,831 | 107,989 |
1Became a part of Hoveyzeh County[5] |