Haftkel (Persian: هفتکل; pronunciation)[a] is a city in the Central District of Haftkel County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

Haftkel
Persian: هفتکل
City
Haftkel is located in Iran
Haftkel
Haftkel
Coordinates: 31°26′40″N 49°31′53″E / 31.44444°N 49.53139°E / 31.44444; 49.53139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyHaftkel
DistrictCentral
Government
  MayorMehdi Mahmoudi [2]
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total
15,802
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,735 in 3,153 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Haftkel District of Ramhormoz County. The following census in 2011 counted 14,877 people in 3,706 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Haftkel County. Haftkel was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,802 people in 4,283 households.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. Also known as Haftgel (هفتگل)[4]

References

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  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 December 2024). "Haftkel, Haftkel County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "حکم مهدی محمودی به عنوان شهردار هفتکل تایید شد - پایگاه خبری ندای هفتکل | nedaehaftkel.ir".[permanent dead link]
  3. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Haftkel at GEOnet Names Server
  5. 1 2 Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1386]. The approval letter of the ministers who are members of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Khuzestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 160033/T38028. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024 via Lam ta Kam.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.