Karkheh County
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Karkheh County
Persian: شهرستان کرخه | |
|---|---|
 Location of Karkheh County in Khuzestan province (center left, green) | |
 Location of Khuzestan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′N 48°24′E / 31.900°N 48.400°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| Capital | Alvan |
| Districts | Central, Shavur |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Karkheh County (Persian: شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,860 in 1,824 households.[3]
In 2019, Shavur District was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Alvan as its capital.[2]
Demographics
Administrative divisions
Karkheh County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | |||
| Ahudasht RD | |||
| Seyyed Abbas RD | |||
| Alvan (city) | |||
| Shavur District | |||
| Karkha RD | |||
| Shavur RD | |||
| Shavur (city)[a] | |||
| RD: Rural District | |||
