Raghiveh
Persian: رغيوه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 31°32′58″N 49°14′26″E / 31.54944°N 49.24056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Haftkel |
District | Raghiveh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 452 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Raghiveh (Persian: رغيوه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Raghiveh District of Haftkel County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Raghiveh Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 427 in 86 households, when it was a village in Gazin Rural District of the former Haftkel District of Ramhormoz County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 466 people in 112 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Haftkel County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 452 people in 124 households.[2]
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.[7]