Gerash County

Gerash County (Persian: شهرستان گراش) is located in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gerash.

For the city, see Gerash. For the village in Kerman province, see Gerash.

Gerash County
Persian: شهرستان گراش
County
Location of Gerash County in Fars province
Location of Gerash County in Fars province
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°40′N 53°39′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalGerash
DistrictsCentral, Arad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total53,907
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Gerash District of Larestan County) was 39,348 in 8,734 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 47,055 people in 12,839 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Gerash County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 53,907 in 15,155 households.[2]

Gerash was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Gerash's inhabitants are Achomi people.

Administrative divisions

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

Gerash County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District32,78439,91946,878
Fedagh Rural District5,2105,9448,689
Khalili Rural District3,3823,720
Gerash (city)27,57430,59334,469
Arad District6,5647,1367,029
Arad Rural District6,5645,7675,443
Sabz Push Rural District1,3691,586
Arad (city)2
Total39,34847,05553,907
1As a part of Larestan County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

See also
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 September 2023). "Gerash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "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. "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.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Yousefi, Fateme (4 February 2017). "Gerash city council has been in a coma for 14 months: 14 months have passed since the city council elections". Gerishna (in Persian). Gerash Cultural Institute. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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