Shiraz County (Persian: شهرستان شیراز) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.[3]
Shiraz County
Persian: شهرستان شیراز | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 29°36′N 52°25′E / 29.600°N 52.417°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Fars |
Capital | Shiraz |
Districts | Central, Arzhan, Siyakh Darengun |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,869,001 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,676,927 in 427,268 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,700,687 people in 481,239 households,[5] by which time Kavar District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kavar County,[6] Korbal District in the establishment of Kharameh County,[7] and Sarvestan District in the establishment of Sarvestan County.[8] At the 2016 census, Shiraz County's population was 1,869,001 in 567,567 households.[2]
The population history and structural changes of Shiraz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, 12 rural districts, and six cities.[2]
After the 2016, census, Zarqan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County.[9] Additionally, Siyakh Darengun Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Siyakh Darengun District.[10]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 1,442,842 | 1,625,807 | 1,788,411 |
Bid Zard RD | 18,468 | 20,690 | 22,063 |
Darian RD | 8,712 | 8,622 | 7,636 |
Derak RD | 126,191 | 23,375 | 11,451 |
Kaftarak RD | 32,436 | 10,043 | 14,485 |
Qarah Bagh RD | 31,337 | 40,300 | 54,630 |
Siyakh Darengun RD | 10,890 | 12,576 | 10,674 |
Darian (city) | 9,926 | 9,557 | 10,037 |
Sadra (city) | 39,979 | 91,863 | |
Shiraz (city) | 1,204,882 | 1,460,665 | 1,565,572 |
Arzhan District | 23,166 | 22,554 | 23,461 |
Dasht-e Arzhan RD | 4,901 | 4,882 | 4,571 |
Kuh Mareh Sorkhi RD | 9,034 | 7,488 | 7,009 |
Qarah Chaman RD | 9,231 | 6,814 | 7,854 |
Khaneh Zenyan (city) | 3,370 | 4,027 | |
Kavar District[a] | 72,423 | ||
Farmeshkan RD | 6,300 | ||
Kavar RD | 23,118 | ||
Tasuj RD | 20,847 | ||
Kavar (city) | 22,158 | ||
Korbal District[b] | 57,372 | ||
Dehqanan RD | 7,614 | ||
Kheyrabad RD | 5,841 | ||
Korbal RD | 15,616 | ||
Sofla RD | 6,618 | ||
Kharameh (city) | 21,683 | ||
Sarvestan District[c] | 34,452 | ||
Kuhenjan RD | 6,692 | ||
Maharlu RD | 4,032 | ||
Sarvestan RD | 6,882 | ||
Sarvestan (city) | 16,846 | ||
Siyakh Darengun District[d] | |||
Darengun RD[e] | |||
Siyakh RD | |||
Zarqan District[f] | 46,672 | 52,065 | 56,104 |
Band-e Amir Rural District | 9,085 | 8,289 | 7,554 |
Rahmatabad RD | 6,597 | 6,168 | 6,212 |
Zarqan RD | 6,154 | 1,726 | 1,092 |
Lapui (city) | 4,975 | 6,924 | 8,985 |
Zarqan (city) | 19,861 | 28,958 | 32,261 |
Total | 1,676,927 | 1,700,687 | 1,869,001 |
RD = Rural District |