Bandar-e Mahshahr

For the administrative division of Khuzestan province, see Mahshahr County.

Bandar-e Mahshahr
Persian: بندرماهشهر
City
Bandar-e Mahshahr is located in Iran
Bandar-e Mahshahr
Bandar-e Mahshahr
Coordinates: 30°33′24″N 49°11′23″E / 30.55667°N 49.18972°E / 30.55667; 49.18972[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyMahshahr
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total550,000
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code+98

Bandar-e Mahshahr[a] (Persian: بندرماهشهر),[3] is a city in the Central District of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 109,927 in 24,110 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 153,778 people in 38,301 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 162,797 people in 45,208 households.[2]

Mahshahr has two universities. Islamic Azad University of Mahshahr and Amirkabir University of Technology, Mahshahr campus. Both universities concentrate on engineering programs, especially petroleum and petrochemical engineering.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 August 2023). "Bandar-e Mahshahr, Mahshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Bandar-e Mahshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055128" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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