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Lamerd County

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

{{for|the city|Lamerd}}

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

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Lamerd County

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

|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 = Lamerd

|parts_type = Districts

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| p1 = Central

| p2 = Alamarvdasht

| p3 = Chah Varz

| p4 = Eshkanan

| p5 = Kheyrgu

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Lamerd County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان لامرد}}) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lamerd.{{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 2011 census, Chah Varz Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Chah Varz District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Sheykh Amer Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Lamerd County, Fars province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305102213/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839100|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammadreza|archive-date=5 March 2014|date=14 December 1392|orig-date=Approved 29 June 2013|id=Proposal 101442/42/4/1; Notification 252319/T47408K|access-date=21 November 2023}}

After the 2016 census, Kahnuyeh Rural District was established in Alamarvdasht District, and Kheyrgu Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Kheyrgu District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Kamali Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Lamerd 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/PrintText/288470|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924131155/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/288470|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=24 September 2023|orig-date=Approved 26 May 2019|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 44214|access-date=24 September 2023}} The villages of Chah Varz{{cite report|title=The approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212447/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Fazli|first=Abdolreza Rahmani|date=21 June 1369|archive-date=7 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|id=Letter 33667/59806|orig-date=Approved 17 May 1396}} and Kheyrgu{{cite report|title=The Minister of the Interior agreed to transform the village of Kheyrgu into a city|language=fa|via=moi.ir/news/148117/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-خیرگو-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Fazli|first=Rahmani|date=31 January 2021|quote=Dr. Rahmani Fazli, in a notification to Fars Governor Rahimi, agreed to convert Kheyrgu village, the center of Kheyrgu District of Lamerd County, into a city}} were elevated to city status.

Demographics

=Ethnicity=

Lamerd was historically part of the region of Irahistan. The people of Lamerd are known as the Achomi people.{{cite web |url=https://www.neelwafurat.com/itempage.aspx?id=lbb391342-388816&search=books|title=كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك|author=Mehran|date=2 March 2023|language=Arabic}}{{cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=USI2LPGol30|title=كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك|author=khodo mania|date=27 April 2023|language=Arabic}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322151722/https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/1276 ABO and Rh blood groups distribution in the populations of Larestan and Lamerd, Fars province Iran.] Iranian Journal of Public Health 1996.

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 76,971 in 16,602 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 83,916 people in 21,210 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 91,782 in 25,837 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=

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

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|+ Lamerd County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 43,371style="text-align: right;"| 46,933style="text-align: right;"| 44,066
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Varz RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 7,985style="text-align: right;"| 6,788style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Howmeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,087style="text-align: right;"| 4,186style="text-align: right;"| 3,733
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sigar RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,934style="text-align: right;"| 10,828style="text-align: right;"| 10,953
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lamerd (city)style="text-align: right;"| 21,365style="text-align: right;"| 25,131style="text-align: right;"| 29,380
Alamarvdasht Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,915style="text-align: right;"| 16,902style="text-align: right;"| 19,190
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Alamarvdasht RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,154style="text-align: right;"| 6,050style="text-align: right;"| 6,511
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kahnuyeh RD{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kheyrgu RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,259style="text-align: right;"| 6,757style="text-align: right;"| 8,611
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Alamarvdasht (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Chah Ayni{{cite report|title=The transformation of Chah Ayni village, the center of Alamarvdasht District of Lamerd County, into Alamarvdasht city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117369|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420115325/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117369|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=20 April 2024|orig-date=Approved 28 May 1375|date=c. 2024|access-date=20 April 2024}}}}style="text-align: right;"| 3,502style="text-align: right;"| 4,095style="text-align: right;"| 4,068
Chah Varz Districtstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 7,010
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Varz RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 4,181
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sheykh Amer RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 2,829
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Varz (city){{efn|name=fn2|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Eshkanan Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 18,685style="text-align: right;"| 20,058style="text-align: right;"| 21,508
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Eshkanan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 3,813style="text-align: right;"| 4,183style="text-align: right;"| 4,138
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kal RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,562style="text-align: right;"| 4,724style="text-align: right;"| 5,076
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ahel (city)style="text-align: right;"| 2,797style="text-align: right;"| 2,940style="text-align: right;"| 3,179
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Eshkanan (city)style="text-align: right;"| 7,513style="text-align: right;"| 8,211style="text-align: right;"| 9,115
Kheyrgu District{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kamali RD{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kheyrgu RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kheyrgu (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 76,971style="text-align: right;"| 83,916style="text-align: right;"| 91,782
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

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