After the 2006 National Census, Andika District was separated from Masjed Soleyman County in the establishment of Andika County, which was divided into three districts of two districts each, with Qaleh-ye Khvajeh as its capital and only city at the time.[3] After the 2011 census, the village of Jafarabad, after merging with several other villages, was elevated to city status as Abezhdan.[4] After the 2016 census, the village of Zavut was elevated to the status of a city.[5][6]
In 2020, it was reported that the least weasel, the world's smallest carnivore, was seen in Andika County.[7]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 50,797 people in 10,440 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 47,629 in 11,578 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Andika County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
12Rahimi, Mohammadreza (15 January 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province(PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
12Interior Minister Agrees to Convert Zavut Village into a City (Report) (in Persian). 6 February 2019 – via www.moi.ir/news/116238/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-زاووت-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد (Ministry of the Interior). Dr. Rahmani Fazli, in a notification to Shariati, Governor of Khuzestan, agreed to convert Zavut village, the center of Chelu District, into a city...
