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

Gotvand
Persian: گتوند
City
Gotvand is located in Iran
Gotvand
Gotvand
Coordinates: 32°14′36″N 48°48′49″E / 32.24333°N 48.81361°E / 32.24333; 48.81361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyGotvand
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
24,216
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

Gotvand shares the record for highest temperature recorded in Iran with 53 °C or 127.4 °F on 17 July 2014, tying the record set at Dehloran in July 2011.[citation needed] The Lower and Upper Gotvand Dams are northeast of the city on the Karun River.

Demographics

Language

The people of Gotvand speak the Bakhtiari dialect of the Luri language.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,428 in 4,422 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 22,822 people in 5,465 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 24,216 people in 6,549 households.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 December 2024). "Gotvand, Gotvand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ Gotvand at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran". iranatlas-net.translate.goog. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  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.


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