Marvast County

Marvast County (Persian: شهرستان مروست) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marvast.

Marvast County
Persian: شهرستان مروست
County
Location of Marvast County in Yazd province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Marvast County in Yazd province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°30′N 54°12′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CapitalMarvast
DistrictsCentral, Isar
Population
 (2016)
  Total15,150
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Marvast District of Khatam County) was 12,773 in 3,374 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 13,948 people in 3,823 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the district's population had increased to 15,150 in 4,518 households.[4] After the census, the district was elevated to the status of Marvast County.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Marvast County's administrative divisions (as a district of Khatam County) over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Marvast County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District10,27111,32712,626
Harabarjan Rural District2,6862,4623,247
Mobarakeh Rural District
Marvast (city)7,5858,8659,379
Isar District22,5022,6212,524
Isar Rural District2,5022,6212,524
Tutak Rural District
Total12,77313,94815,150
1As a part of Khatam County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
2Established after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Marvast County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Ishaq Jahangiri, First Vice President (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Khatam county, Yazd province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 21 January 2023.


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