Bandar Mahshahr County

For the city, see Bandar-e Mahshahr.

Bandar Mahshahr County (Persian: شهرستان بندر ماهشهر) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr.^[3]

Bandar Mahshahr County Persian: شهرستان بندر ماهشهر
County
Location of Bandar Mahshahr County in Khuzestan province (bottom center, yellow)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°31′N 49°14′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Bandar-e Mahshahr
Districts	Central, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	296,271
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bandar Mahshahr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206385" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 247,804 in 53,347 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 278,037 people in 69,488 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 296,271 in 81,211 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Bandar Mahshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bandar Mahshahr County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	179,804	204,646	217,186
Jarahi RD	51,358	19,730	20,884
Bandar-e Mahshahr (city)	109,927	153,778	162,797
Chamran (city)	18,519	31,138	33,505
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni District	68,000	73,391	79,085
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni RD	922	1,034	732
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni (city)[a]	67,078	72,357	78,353
Total	247,804	278,037	296,271
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Mahshahr County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Bandar-e Khomeyni'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"'