Juyom County

Juyom County (Persian: شهرستان جویم) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Juyom.

For the city, see Juyom. For the administrative division of this county, see Juyom Rural District.

Juyom County
Persian: شهرستان جویم
County
Location of Juyom County in Fars province
Location of Juyom County in Fars province
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°12′N 53°42′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalJuyom
DistrictsCentral, Harm
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total25,081
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Juyom District of Larestan County) was 19,601 in 4,068 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 28,083 people in 6,662 households.[4] At the 2016 census, there were 25,081 in 6,977 households.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from Larestan County to establish Juyom County.[5]

Juyom Rural District is the richest part of the county in terms of water abundance. The largest seasonal lake of the province (with an area of 130 square kilometers) known as Pyramid Lake is located here.

There are a total of 37 large and small springs in this section, the largest of which is called Sarcheshmeh, with a flow rate of 250 liters per second. Thirty-six aqueducts with a total length of 80 km irrigate agricultural fields and orchards. Over 200 agricultural wells and dozens of dolab wells have been identified in this sector.

The 200-meter waterfalls of Rahmatabad, 20 kilometers north of Joyom, are the only waterfalls in this county.[6]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Juyom County's administrative divisions (as Juyom District of Larestan County) over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table.

Juyom County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District210,60915,11312,879
Chaghan Rural District2
Juyom Rural District4,2136,3034,869
Juyom (city)6,3968,8108,010
Harm District28,99212,97012,202
Harm Rural District8,99212,97012,202
Karyan Rural District2
Total19,60128,08325,081
1As a part of Larestan County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
2Established after the 2016 census[5]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 September 2023). "Juyom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 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. Mokhbar, Mohammad (25 December 1400). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Larestan County, Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. Piety, God's Dignity. Joyum Negin Sabz Department of Larestan. 2003, pp. 11 and 12
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