Shush County
Persian: شهرستان شوش
County
Location of Shush County in Khuzestan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Shush County in Khuzestan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°12′30″N 47°58′00″E / 32.20833°N 47.96667°E / 32.20833; 47.96667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalShush
DistrictsCentral, Fath Olmobin
Population
 (2016)
 • Total205,720
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Shush County (Persian: شهرستان شوش) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shush.[2]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households.[4] At the 2016 census the county's population was 205,720, in 55,194 households.[5] The ancient city of Susa is located in Shush County.

Administrative divisions

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

In 2019, Shavur District was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.[6]

Shush County population
Administrative divisions 2006[3] 2011[4] 2016[5]
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 Olmobin District 14,135 15,512 16,075
Chenaneh RD 5,849 6,369 6,436
Sorkheh RD 8,286 6,374 6,666
Fath Olmobin (city)1 2,769 2,973
Shavur District2 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
1Formerly the village of Saleh Moshatat[7][8]
2Became a part of Karkheh County[6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 August 2023). "Shush County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (21 July 1389). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Saleh Moshatat village, the center of Fath Olmobin 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.
  8. ^ 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 Olmobin 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.

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