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Kazerun County

{{Short description|County in Fars province, Iran}}

{{distinguish|Karun County}}{{for|the city|Kazerun}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

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|name = Kazerun County

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان کازرون}}

|settlement_type = County

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| map_caption1 = Location of Fars province in Iran

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Fars

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Kazerun

|parts_type = Districts

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| p2 = Jereh and Baladeh

| p3 = Khesht

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Kazerun County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان کازرون}}) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kazerun.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|archive-date=7 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|id=Notification 82840/T128K}}

History

After the 2006 National Census, the city of Khesht and other parts were separated from Khesht and Kamaraj District in the formation of Khesht District, which was divided into Buraki and Emamzadeh Mohammad Rural Districts.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Fars province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/122129|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921155104/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/122129|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=21 September 2023|orig-date=Approved 9 October 1387|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 42/4/1/41746|access-date=21 September 2023}}

In 2018, Kuhmareh and Somghan Rural Districts, and the cities of Nowdan and Qaemiyeh, were separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhchenar County. Anarestan Rural District was transferred from Chenar Shahijan District, and Dasht-e Barm Rural District from Kuhmareh District, to the Central District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kazerun County of Fars province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/266421|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921152518/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/266421|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=21 September 2023|orig-date=Approved 7 October 1398|id=Proposal 194401|date=c. 2023|access-date=21 September 2023}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 258,097, in 58,036 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 254,704 people in 67,262 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 266,217 in 76,227 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=6 April 2022}}

=Administrative divisions=

Kazerun County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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|+ Kazerun County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 128,945style="text-align: right;"| 133,860style="text-align: right;"| 142,057
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Anarestan RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Balyan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 17,089style="text-align: right;"| 17,468style="text-align: right;"| 17,476
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dasht-e Barm RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Deris RD{{efn|Formerly Chugan Rural District{{cite report|title=Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Fars province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/114529|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417182950/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/114529|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 April 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 25 June 1371|id=Proposal 1.4.42.4528; Notification 23416/T31K|access-date=17 April 2024}}}}style="text-align: right;"| 20,503style="text-align: right;"| 20,818style="text-align: right;"| 21,785
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shapur RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,759style="text-align: right;"| 5,889style="text-align: right;"| 6,113
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kazerun (city)style="text-align: right;"| 84,594style="text-align: right;"| 89,685style="text-align: right;"| 96,683
Chenar Shahijan Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 42,975style="text-align: right;"| 43,399style="text-align: right;"| 45,638
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Anarestan RD{{efn|name=fn1|Transferred to the Central District after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"| 11,070style="text-align: right;"| 9,610style="text-align: right;"| 9,628
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Somghan RD{{efn|name=fn2|Transferred to Kuhchenar County after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"| 8,171style="text-align: right;"| 8,434style="text-align: right;"| 9,092
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaemiyeh (city){{efn|name=fn2}}style="text-align: right;"| 23,734style="text-align: right;"| 25,355style="text-align: right;"| 26,918
Jereh and Baladeh Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 37,315style="text-align: right;"| 34,234style="text-align: right;"| 35,524
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dadin RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,556style="text-align: right;"| 6,962style="text-align: right;"| 7,341
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Famur RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,873style="text-align: right;"| 8,658style="text-align: right;"| 8,220
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jereh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,950style="text-align: right;"| 14,371style="text-align: right;"| 13,991
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Valashahr (city){{efn|Formerly Baladeh{{cite web|title=The name of the city of Baladeh in Kazerun County was officially changed to Valashahr|language=fa|website=khabarfarsi.com|url=https://khabarfarsi.com/u/69274051|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922142027/https://khabarfarsi.com/u/69274051|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|archive-date=22 September 2023|access-date=22 September 2023|date=2 July 1398}}}}style="text-align: right;"| 3,936style="text-align: right;"| 4,243style="text-align: right;"| 5,972
Khesht Districtstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 14,528style="text-align: right;"| 15,275
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Buraki RDstyle="text-align: right;" |style="text-align: right;"| 3,368style="text-align: right;"| 3,685
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Emamzadeh Mohammad RDstyle="text-align: right;" |style="text-align: right;"| 2,052style="text-align: right;"| 1,991
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khesht (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 9,108style="text-align: right;"| 9,599
Konartakhteh and Kamaraj District{{efn|Formerly Khesht and Kamaraj District}}style="text-align: right;"| 30,227style="text-align: right;"| 10,717style="text-align: right;"| 11,273
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kamaraj RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,528style="text-align: right;"| 4,171style="text-align: right;"| 4,406
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Konartakhteh RD{{efn|Formerly Khesht Rural District}}style="text-align: right;" | 8,677style="text-align: right;"| 1,068style="text-align: right;"| 786
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khesht (city)style="text-align: right;"| 10,332style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Konartakhteh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 6,690style="text-align: right;"| 5,478style="text-align: right;"| 6,081
Kuhmareh District{{efn|name=fn2}}style="text-align: right;"| 18,635style="text-align: right;"| 17,156style="text-align: right;"| 16,079
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dasht-e Barm RD{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"| 6,690style="text-align: right;"| 5,941style="text-align: right;"| 6,135
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuhmareh RD{{efn|name=fn2}}style="text-align: right;"| 9,356style="text-align: right;"| 8,641style="text-align: right;"| 7,052
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nowdan (city){{efn|name=fn2}}style="text-align: right;"| 2,589style="text-align: right;"| 2,574style="text-align: right;"| 2,892
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 258,097style="text-align: right;"| 254,704style="text-align: right;"| 266,217
colspan=4 |{{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

Geography

Kazerun County is bounded by Shiraz County from the east, Kuhchenar County from the north, Bushehr province from the west and south, and Farashband County from the southeast.{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=Encyclopaedia Iranica |title=Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica |url=https://iranicaonline.org/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=iranicaonline.org |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Where is the geographical location of Kazerun? |url=https://snr.northcentralus.binguxlivesite.net/search?q=Where+is+the+geographical+location+of+Kazerun?&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=where+is+the+geographical+location+of+kazerun?&sc=0-46&sk=&cvid=46DA2EED4B754A3BB41A25CE6749B026&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl= |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Bing |language=en}}

Universities and higher education

In Kazerun, the two top universities in Kazerun are ranked based on reputation, research performance and alumni impact.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-21 |title=2 Best Universities in Kazerun [2023 Rankings] |url=https://edurank.org/geo/kazeroon/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location |language=en}}

1. Salman Farsi University of Kazerun

2. Islamic Azad University, Kazerun{{clear}}

See also

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