Boyer-Ahmad County

Boyer-Ahmad County

Persian: شهرستان بویراحمد
Boyer-Ahmad County Persian: شهرستان بویراحمد
County
	Location of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (right, pink)
	Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
	Coordinates: 30°45′34″N 51°14′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Capital	Yasuj
Districts	Central, Kabgian, Ludab, Sepidar
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	299,885
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Boyer-Ahmad County (Persian: شهرستان بویراحمد) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Yasuj.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 212,552 in 43,490 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 243,771 people in 58,281 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 299,885 in 77,569 households, by which time Kabgian District had been separated from Dana County to join Boyer-Ahmad County.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Boyer-Ahmad County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 11 rural districts, and five cities.[2]

After the 2016 census, the city of Madavan (along with several villages) was merged with the city of Yasuj.[5] Sepidar Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Sepidar District, which was divided into two rural districts,[6] and the village of Sepidar was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Margown District was separated from the county in 2019 to become Margown County.[8]

Boyer-Ahmad County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	174,846	210,192	260,840
Dasht-e Rum RD	9,874	9,803	10,853
Kakan RD	2,281	1,975	1,708
Sarrud-e Jonubi RD	31,503	44,112	53,726
Sarrud-e Shomali RD	25,908	27,395	34,140
Sepidar RD	8,494	7,625	7,803
Madavan (city)¹		10,777	18,078
Yasuj (city)	96,786	108,505	134,532
Kabgian District²			7,741
Chenar RD			1,761
Kabgian RD			4,816
Chitab (city)			1,164
Ludab District	14,687	12,587	11,295
Chin RD	4,879	4,332	3,667
Ludab RD	9,392	7,763	7,083
Garab-e Sofla (city)	416	492	545
Margown District³	23,019	20,937	19,876
Margown RD	9,440	7,636	7,398
Zilayi RD	11,041	10,595	9,343
Margown (city)	2,538	2,706	3,135
Sepidar District⁴
Sepidar RD
Sivaki RD⁴
Sepidar (city)⁵
Total	212,552	243,771	299,885
RD: Rural District ¹Formerly Madavan-e Olya;[9] merged with Yasuj after the 2016 census[5] ²Was a part of Dana County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses[10] ³Became a part of Margown County[8] ⁴Established after the 2016 census[6] ⁵Became a city after the 2016 census[7]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Boyer-Ahmad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"The annexation of several villages to the city of Yasuj". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
"The approval of the Ministry of Interior to upgrade the village of Sepidar, Boyer-Ahmad County, to a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 5 July 1400. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2016). "The transformation of Madavan-e Olya village from Sarrud-e Shomali Rural District in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province to Madavan city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
Rahimi, Mohammadreza (20 May 2013). "Approval letter regarding the annexation of Kabgian District with its center of the city of Chitab from Dana County to Boyer-Ahmad County". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Boyer-Ahmad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Madavan_and_Yasuj_Merger-5] "The annexation of several villages to the city of Yasuj". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[Sepidar_District-6] Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[Sepidar_City-7] "The approval of the Ministry of Interior to upgrade the village of Sepidar, Boyer-Ahmad County, to a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 5 July 1400. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[Margown_County-8] Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[Madavan_City-9] Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2016). "The transformation of Madavan-e Olya village from Sarrud-e Shomali Rural District in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province to Madavan city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[Kabgian_District-10] Rahimi, Mohammadreza (20 May 2013). "Approval letter regarding the annexation of Kabgian District with its center of the city of Chitab from Dana County to Boyer-Ahmad County". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.