Zarqan County

Zarqan County

Persian: شهرستان زرقان
Zarqan County Persian: شهرستان زرقان
County
	Location of Zarqan County in Fars province
	Location of Fars province in Iran
	Coordinates: 29°44′N 52°49′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
Capital	Zarqan
Districts	Central, Rahmatabad
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	56,104
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Zarqan District of Shiraz County) was 46,672 in 11,815 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 52,065 people in 14,240 households.[4] At the 2016 census, there were 56,104 in 16,672 households.[2] It was separated from Shiraz County in July 2018 to form Zarqan County.[5]

Administrative divisions

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

Zarqan County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District²	40,075	45,897	49,892
Band-e Amir Rural District	9,085	8,289	7,554
Zarqan Rural District	6,154	1,726	1,092
Lapui (city)	4,975	6,924	8,985
Zarqan (city)	19,861	28,958	32,261
Rahmatabad District²	6,597	6,168	6,212
Emamzadeh Ali Rural District²
Rahmatabad Rural District	6,597	6,168	6,212
Total	46,672	52,065	56,104
¹As a part of Shiraz County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses ²Established after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2023). "Zarqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
"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.
"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.
"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.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province". Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2023). "Zarqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[2016_census-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.

[2006_census-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.

[2011_census-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.

[Zarqan_County-5] Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province". Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.