Abezhdan District

Abezhdan District is in Andika County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abezhdan.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Andika District was separated from Masjed Soleyman County in the establishment of Andika County, which was divided into three districts of two districts each, with Qaleh-ye Khvajeh as its capital and only city at the time. After the 2011 census, the village of Jafarabad, after merging with several other villages, was elevated to city status as Abezhdan.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 22,296 people in 4,733 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 19,488 inhabitants in 4,888 households.