Haftkel (Persian: هفتکل; ⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central District of Haftkel County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Haftkel
Persian: هفتکل | |
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City | |
Haftkel | |
Coordinates: 31°26′40″N 49°31′53″E / 31.44444°N 49.53139°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Haftkel |
District | Central |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehdi Mahmoudi [2] |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 15,802 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 14,735 in 3,153 households, when it was in the former Haftkel District of Ramhormoz County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 14,877 people in 3,706 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Haftkel County and Haftkel had become its capital.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 15,802 people in 4,283 households.[3]