Abadan County
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Abadan County is a county
in Khuzestan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Abadan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 275,126, in 58,870 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Arvandkenar District
. The county has two cities: Abadan
and Arvandkenar
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahwaz and covers an area of 63,238 km²...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Abadan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 275,126, in 58,870 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Abadan County)
The Central District of Abadan County is a district in Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 250,116, in 53,940 families. The District has one city: Abadan....
and Arvandkenar District
Arvandkenar District
Arvandkenar is a district in Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,010, in 4,930 families. The District has one city: Arvandkenar....
. The county has two cities: Abadan
Abadan
Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live...
and Arvandkenar
Arvandkenar
Arvandkenar is a city in and the capital of Arvandkenar District, in Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,761, in 1,897 families.Arvandkenar is a port city, south of Abadan, and has oil reserves....
.