Hendijan County
{{Short description|County in Khuzestan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the city|Hendijan|the administrative divisions of this county|Hendijan-e Gharbi Rural District|and|Hendijan-e Sharqi Rural District}}
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|seat_type = Capital
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Hendijan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان هندیجان}}) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hendijan.{{cite report|title=Divisional reforms in Khuzestan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/105216|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814201345/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/105216|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Council of Ministers|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=14 August 2022|date=c. 2022|orig-date=Approved 18 December 1381|id=Proposal 52839/42/1; Letter 58538/T26118H|access-date=26 January 2024}} Hendijan County is located in the southeast of Iran and is connected to Persian Gulf through Zohreh River.
History
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The name of this area was "Hendigan" after Islam entered Iran, because of its vicinity to the Persian Gulf.
According to archaeological documents, this area was a residential area on the edge of Hendijan River around 10,000 years BCE.
Some earthenware also prove civilization in lower part of Hendijan River in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf related to Arsacid Empire era.
Some earthenware famous as Chinese earthenware has been found in the historical harbor called Mahi Rouban in the vicinity of Hendijan related to the Ashkaniyan era.
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 35,932 in 7,227 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 37,440 people in 8,873 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls|archive-date=18 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 38,762 in 10,636 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=21 October 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
Hendijan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Hendijan County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 28,715 | style="text-align: right;"| 30,506 | style="text-align: right;"| 32,112 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hendijan-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 1,136 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,313 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,165 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hendijan-e Sharqi RD{{efn|Formerly Hendijan Rural District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 2,479 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,264 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,932 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hendijan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 25,100 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,929 | style="text-align: right;"| 29,015 |
| Cham Khalaf-e Isa District | style="text-align: right;"| 7,217 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,934 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,650 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Cham Khalaf-e Isa RD | style="text-align: right;"| 2,701 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,693 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,524 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Soviren RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,234 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,964 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,934 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zahreh (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Cham Khalaf-e Isa{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Bushehr province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124500|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127162052/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124500|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=27 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 15 May 1384|id=Proposal 1.4.42.57634; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 29760/T31405K|access-date=27 January 2024}}}} | style="text-align: right;"| 1,282 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,277 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,192 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 35,932 | style="text-align: right;"| 37,440 | style="text-align: right;"| 38,762 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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