Summary
The first level of country subdivisions of Iran are the provinces (Persian: استانها; ostānhā). Each province is further subdivided into counties called shahrestan (Persian: شهرستان, romanized: shahrestān), and each county (or shahrestan) is subdivided into districts called bakhsh (Persian: بخش, romanized: bakhsh). There are usually a few cities (Persian: شهر, romanized: shahr) and rural districts called dehestan (Persian: دهستان, romanized: dehestān) in each district (or bakhsh). Rural districts are a collection of a number of villages. One of the cities of the county is appointed as the capital of the county.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the figures are as follows, as of March 2016[update] (end of Iranian calendar 1394): [1]
| English | Persian sing. | Persian pl. | number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provinces | استان ostān | استانها ostānhā | 31 |
| Counties | شهرستان shahrestān | شهرستانها shahrestānhā | 429 |
| Districts | بخش bakhsh | بخشها bakhshhā | 1057 |
| cities | شهر shahr | شهرها shahr hā | 1245 |
| rural districts | دهستان dehestān | دهستانها dehestānhā | 2589 |
Guide edit
The total population of a province is the total of its counties.
The total population of a county is the total of its districts.
The total population of a district is the total of its cities and rural districts.
To better understand these subdivisions, the following table for Sepidan County in Fars province (as it existed in 2006) is an example showing the hierarchy of a county's divisions:
| Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
|---|---|
| Central District | 24,059 |
| Khafri Rural District | 4,035 |
| Komehr Rural District | 3,812 |
| Ardakan (city) | 16,212 |
| Beyza District1 | 36,694 |
| Banesh Rural District | 9,718 |
| Beyza Rural District | 13,761 |
| Kushk-e Hezar Rural District | 9,622 |
| Beyza (city) | 3,593 |
| Hamaijan District | 27,048 |
| Hamaijan Rural District | 15,449 |
| Shesh Pir Rural District | 8,197 |
| Sornabad Rural District | 3,402 |
| Total | 87,801 |
| 1 Became a part of Beyza County | |
See also edit
References and notes edit
- ^ "Geo 94" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2022