Arvandkenar

For the administrative division, see Arvandkenar District.

Arvandkenar Persian: اروندكنار
City
Arvandkenar
Coordinates: 29°58′43″N 48°31′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Abadan
District	Arvandkenar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	11,173
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arvandkenar (Persian: اروندكنار)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Arvandkenar District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. The city is a port 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Abadan, and has oil reserves. Arvandkenar is the last port of Iran on the Arvand River (Arvand Rud).^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,761 in 1,897 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 8,909 people in 2,219 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,173 people in 3,156 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Arvand Kenār and Arvandkenār^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 December 2024). "Arvandkenar, Abadan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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.
3. Arvandkenar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "396251" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. 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.
5. 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.