Hoveyzeh (Hozegan (during: Pahlavi Iran)) is a city in the Central District of Hoveyzeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,422 in 2,749 households, when it was in the former Hoveyzeh District of Dasht-e Azadegan County. The following census in 2011 counted 16,154 people in 3,779 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County. Hoveyzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 19,481 people in 4,904 households.

Mandaean community

Historically, the town was home to a Mandaean community for centuries, which no longer exists in the 21st century due to emigration.