Shush County

Shush County is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shush. The ancient city of Susa is located in Shush County.

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Rashg-e Shavur was elevated to city status as Shavur. Saleh Moshatat also rose to the status of a city and was later renamed Fath ol Mobin.
In 2019, Shavur District was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households. The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 205,720, in 55,194 households.

Administrative divisions

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