Eqlid County

Eqlid County
Persian: شهرستان اقلید
County
Location of Eqlid County in Fars province (top left, yellow)
Location of Eqlid County in Fars province (top left, yellow)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°41′N 52°21′E / 30.683°N 52.350°E / 30.683; 52.350[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalEqlid
DistrictsCentral, Hasanabad, Sedeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total93,763
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Eqlid County (Persian: شهرستان اقلید) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eqlid.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 99,003 in 21,216 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 93,975 people in 25,048 households,[5] by which time Khosrow Shirin Rural District had been separated from the county to join Abadeh County.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 93,763 in 27,421 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Eqlid County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, eight rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Eqlid County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 65,798 56,805 57,875
Khonjesht RD 8,385 8,619 9,687
Khosrow Shirin RD[a] 2,894
Shahr Meyan RD 4,810 3,634 3,847
Eqlid (city) 49,709 44,552 44,341
Hasanabad District 15,698 17,020 16,528
Ahmadabad RD 5,003 4,946 5,324
Bakan RD 3,274 4,011 3,111
Hasanabad RD 7,421 6,169 6,048
Hasanabad (city) 1,894 2,045
Sedeh District 17,507 18,137 18,290
Aspas RD 4,116 3,933 3,946
Dezhkord RD 7,438 3,380 3,236
Sedeh RD 381 467 437
Dezhkord (city) 4,220 3,924
Sedeh (city) 5,572 6,137 6,747
Total 99,003 93,975 93,763
RD = Rural District

Notes

  1. ^ Became a part of Abadeh County[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2023). "Eqlid County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Eqlid County of Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.


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