Aghili District

Not to be confused with Aghili-ye Jonubi Rural District or Aghili-ye Shomali Rural District.

Aghili District Persian: بخش عقیلی
District
Aghili District
Coordinates: 32°10′18″N 48°55′41″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Gotvand
Capital	Somaleh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	18,853
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aghili District (Persian: بخش عقیلی) is in Gotvand County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Somaleh.[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Somaleh[4] and Torkalaki[5] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 18,105 in 3,562 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 19,416 people in 4,535 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 18,853 inhabitants in 4,898 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Aghili District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Aghili-ye Jonubi RD	7,690	8,120	7,673
Aghili-ye Shomali RD[a]	10,415	4,036	3,708
Somaleh (city)		1,606	1,784
Torkalaki (city)		5,654	5,688
Total	18,105	19,416	18,853
RD = Rural District

Notes

1. Formerly Aghili Rural District[3]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 December 2024). "Aghili District (Gotvand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 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. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 27 February 1384]. Divisional changes and reforms in Khuzestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 122055/42/1; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. The Law on Definitions and Rules of National Divisions (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. 4 February 1389 – via qavanin.ir/Law/RelatedIndex/?IDS=4423754361433267298 (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Recognition of the village of Somaleh from the functions of Gotvand County in Khuzestan province as the city of Somaleh, 2010/04/02. 499, Recognition of the village of Gazik village from the functions of Darmian County in South Khorasan province as the city of Gazik, 04/02/1389. 500, recognition of Guriyeh village from Shushtar County in Khuzestan province as Guriyeh city, 04/02/1389. 501, The recognition of Meydavud-e Sofla, the center of Meydavud District, from the functions of Bagh-e Malek County in Khuzestan province, as Meydavud city. Approved on 04/02/1389...
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Torkalaki village from the functions of Aghili Rural District, Aghili District of Gotvand County in Khuzestan province to Torkalaki city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Proposal 93023/4/1/42; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 154604/T38077K. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. 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.
7. 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.