At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 10,363 in 1,795 households, when it was a village in Soveyseh Rural District of the Central District of Ahvaz County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,705 people in 2,522 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 10,764 people in 2,773 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Karun County and transferred to the new Central District. Qaleh Chanan was transferred to Qaleh Chanan Rural District created in the district.[8] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city and its named was changed to Kanan.[4][5]
^Qaleh Chanan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10737140" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".