Minu Island ( and ) is in
Khorramshahr County
Khorramshahr County () is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramshahr
Khorramshahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the cou ...
of
Khuzestan
Khuzestan province () is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of . Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's ...
province in the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a Mediterranean seas, mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.Un ...
, in southwestern
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
The island is between the cities of
Abadan
Abadan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Abadan County), Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is in the southwest of the coun ...
and
Khorramshahr
Khorramshahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also known in Arabic by the local ethnically Arab population as Al-Muhamma ...
.
Minu District
Minu District () is in Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minushahr
Minushahr () is a city in, and the capital of, Minu District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran
Iran, ...
, which includes the city of
Minushahr
Minushahr () is a city in, and the capital of, Minu District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq ...
, is nearly co-extensive with the island.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (comprising most of the island's inhabitants), was 7,582 in 1,562 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 8,267 people in 2,139 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,154 in 2,549 households.
Much of the island population comprises Arabs.
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See also
Notes
References
Khorramshahr County
Populated places in Khorramshahr County
Islands of Iran
Landforms of Khuzestan province
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