Ramhormoz County

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Ramhormoz County
Persian: شهرستان رامهرمز
Jarreh Dam, near Ramhormoz
Jarreh Dam, near Ramhormoz
Location of Ramhormoz County in Khuzestan province (center right, yellow)
Location of Ramhormoz County in Khuzestan province (center right, yellow)
Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°12′N 49°39′E / 31.200°N 49.650°E / 31.200; 49.650[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalRamhormoz
DistrictsCentral, Abolfares, Rud Zard, Soltanabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
113,776
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ramhormoz County (Persian: شهرستان رامهرمز)[a] is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ramhormoz.[3]

After the 2006 National Census, Haftkel District was separated from the county in the establishment of Haftkel County.[4]

After the 2011 census, Abolfares and Soltanabad Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Abolfares, Rud Zard, and Soltanabad Districts, respectively, with two rural districts each. As a result, four new rural districts were created: Jereh, Mamatin, Rostamabad, and Seh Tolun.[5]

After the 2016 census, the villages of Bavaj,[6] Rud Zard-e Mashin,[7] and Soltanabad[8] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Dialect

people speak Bakhtiari dialect like Masjid Suleiman and Aghajari.[9] Iranica has clearly considered the language of the communities living in Ramhormoz to be Southern Luri.[10] Ramhormzi dialect is a pseudo Bakhtiari dialect.[11].The language of the people of Ramhormoz (also called Romsi) is Bakhtiari dialect.[12] Ramhormzi's accent is the same as Lori Bakhtiari's, which is slightly different.[13]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 120,194 in 25.359 households.[14] The following census in 2011 counted 105,418 people in 25,313 households.[15] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 113,776 in 30,591 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Ramhormoz County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[14]2011[15]2016[2]
Central District97,561104,88295,582
Abolfares RD6,3366,177
Howmeh-ye Gharbi RD12,9858,7958,591
Howmeh-ye Sharqi RD22,80615,10312,706
Soltanabad RD5,6124,938
Ramhormoz (city)49,82269,86974,285
Abolfares District5,610
Abolfares RD2,503
Seh Tolun RD3,107
Bavaj (city)[b]
Haftkel District[c]22,633
Gazin RD5,352
Haftkel RD2,546
Haftkel (city)14,735
Rud Zard District4,495
Jereh RD2,898
Mamatin RD1,597
Rud Zard-e Mashin (city)[d]
Soltanabad District8,014
Rostamabad RD3,610
Soltanabad RD4,404
Soltanabad (city)[e]
Total120,194105,418113,776
RD = Rural District

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