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Shiraz County

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

{{for multi|the city|Shiraz|other uses of a similar name|Shiraz (disambiguation){{!}}Shiraz}}

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|name = Shiraz County

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

|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

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|subdivision_name1 = Fars

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Shiraz

|parts_type = Districts

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| p2 = Arzhan

| p3 = Darian

| p4 = Siyakh Darengun

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Shiraz County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان شیراز}}) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.{{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, Kavar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kavar County;{{cite news|title=Four changes in the map of country divisions: Kavar County is formed in Fars province|language=fa|website=dolat.ir|via=Secretariat of the Government Information Council|url=https://dolat.ir/detail/195802|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315204729/https://dolat.ir/detail/195802|archive-date=15 March 2017|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammadreza|date=22 November 2010|access-date=20 November 2023}} Korbal District to establish Kharameh County;{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the national 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/176545|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923095710/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/176545|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=23 September 2023|orig-date=Approved 21 September 1389|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 1/4/42/65970|access-date=23 September 2023}} and Sarvestan District in establishing Sarvestan County.{{cite report|title=Reforms of the national 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/TreeText/119266|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009095552/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119266|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Council of Ministers|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=9 October 2021|date=c. 2021|orig-date=Approved 18 September 1386|id=Proposal 123436/42/1/4|access-date=20 November 2023}} The villages of Khaneh Zenyan{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the conversion of Khaneh Zenyan village, the center of Arzhan District in the citizenship of Shiraz County in Fars province, to a city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135746|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422110114/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135746|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=22 April 2024|orig-date=Approved 15 October 2013|date=c. 2024|id=Proposal 49804/1/4/42; Notification 207255/T40407H|access-date=22 April 2024}} and Sadra were elevated to city status.

After the 2016 census, Zarqan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1323638|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421204859/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1323638|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=21 April 2022|orig-date=Approved 7 October 1398|date=c. 2022|id=Proposal 158356; Notification 88993/T56015H|access-date=1 October 2023}} Additionally, Siyakh Darengun Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Siyakh Darengun District, including the new Darengun Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Shiraz County, Fars province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293542|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930152316/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293542|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=30 September 2023|orig-date=Approved 2 April 1400|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 153491|access-date=30 September 2023}}

In 2024, Darian Rural District and the city of Darian were separated from the Central District to form Darian District, including the new Tarbor Rural District.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the national divisions in the Central District of Shiraz County|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-شهریور-۱۴%DB%B0۳/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009093909/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-شهریور-۱۴%DB%B0۳/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=9 October 2024|date=6 October 2024|orig-date=Approved 27 April 1403|id=Proposal 13853; Notification 77918/T61215AH|access-date=4 February 2025}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,676,927 in 427,268 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 1,700,687 people in 481,239 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 1,869,001 in 567,567 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=

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

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|+ Shiraz County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 1,442,842style="text-align: right;"| 1,625,807style="text-align: right;"| 1,788,411
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bid Zard RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 18,468style="text-align: right;"| 20,690style="text-align: right;"| 22,063
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darian RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,712style="text-align: right;"| 8,622style="text-align: right;"| 7,636
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Derak RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 126,191style="text-align: right;"| 23,375style="text-align: right;"| 11,451
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kaftarak RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 32,436style="text-align: right;"| 10,043style="text-align: right;"| 14,485
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qarah Bagh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 31,337style="text-align: right;"| 40,300style="text-align: right;"| 54,630
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Siyakh Darengun RD{{efn|Renamed Siyakh Rural District}}style="text-align: right;"| 10,890style="text-align: right;"| 12,576style="text-align: right;"| 10,674
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darian (city)style="text-align: right;"| 9,926style="text-align: right;"| 9,557style="text-align: right;"| 10,037
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sadra (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 39,979style="text-align: right;"| 91,863
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shiraz (city)style="text-align: right;"| 1,204,882style="text-align: right;"| 1,460,665style="text-align: right;"| 1,565,572
Arzhan Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 23,166style="text-align: right;"| 22,554style="text-align: right;"| 23,461
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dasht-e Arzhan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,901style="text-align: right;"| 4,882style="text-align: right;"| 4,571
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuh Mareh Sorkhi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,034style="text-align: right;"| 7,488style="text-align: right;"| 7,009
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qarah Chaman RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,231style="text-align: right;"| 6,814style="text-align: right;"| 7,854
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khaneh Zenyan (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 3,370style="text-align: right;"| 4,027
Darian District{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darian RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Tarbor RD{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darian (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Kavar District{{efn|Transferred to Kavar County}}style="text-align: right;"| 72,423style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Farmeshkan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,300style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kavar RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 23,118style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Tasuj RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 20,847style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kavar (city)style="text-align: right;"| 22,158style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Korbal District{{efn|Transferred to Kharameh County}}style="text-align: right;"| 57,372style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dehqanan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 7,614style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kheyrabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,841style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Korbal RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 15,616style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sofla RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,618style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kharameh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 21,683style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Sarvestan District{{efn|Transferred to Sarvestan County}}style="text-align: right;"| 34,452style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuhenjan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,692style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Maharlu RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,032style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarvestan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,882style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarvestan (city)style="text-align: right;"| 16,846style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Siyakh Darengun District{{efn|name=fn2|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darengun RD{{efn|name=fn2}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Siyakh RD{{efn|Formerly Siyakh Darengun Rural District}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Zarqan District{{efn|Transferred to Zarqan County after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"| 46,672style="text-align: right;"| 52,065style="text-align: right;"| 56,104
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Band-e Amir Rural Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,085style="text-align: right;"| 8,289style="text-align: right;"| 7,554
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rahmatabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,597style="text-align: right;"| 6,168style="text-align: right;"| 6,212
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zarqan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,154style="text-align: right;"| 1,726style="text-align: right;"| 1,092
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lapui (city)style="text-align: right;"| 4,975style="text-align: right;"| 6,924style="text-align: right;"| 8,985
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zarqan (city)style="text-align: right;"| 19,861style="text-align: right;"| 28,958style="text-align: right;"| 32,261
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 1,676,927style="text-align: right;"| 1,700,687style="text-align: right;"| 1,869,001
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