Arzhan District
Persian: بخش ارژن
District
Arzhan District is located in Iran
Arzhan District
Arzhan District
Coordinates: 29°32′50″N 52°05′26″E / 29.54722°N 52.09056°E / 29.54722; 52.09056[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyShiraz
CapitalKhaneh Zenyan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,461
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arzhan District (Persian: بخش ارژن) is in Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khaneh Zenyan.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 22,166 in 5,006 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 22,554 people in 5,958 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 23,461 inhabitants in 6,693 households.[2]

Arzhan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Dasht-e Arzhan RD 4,901 4,882 4,571
Kuh Mareh Sorkhi RD 9,034 7,488 7,009
Qarah Chaman RD 9,231 6,814 7,854
Khaneh Zenyan (city) 3,370 4,027
Total 23,166 22,554 23,461
RD: Rural District

Wildlife

There is an important ecological area here, that is Arzhan Protected Area.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 September 2023). "Arzhan District (Shiraz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 March 1370). "Creation and establishment of rural districts and divisions in Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Dasht-e Arjan and Lake Parishan (Important Birds Areas of Iran, Islamic Republic of)". BirdLife International. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project - Lake Urmia and Lake Parishan - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)". WWT. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  8. ^ Humphreys, P., Kahrom, E. (1999). Lion and Gazelle: The Mammals and Birds of Iran. Images Publishing, Avon.
  9. ^ Firouz, E. (2005). The complete fauna of Iran. I. B. Tauris. pp. 5–67. ISBN 978-1-85043-946-2.


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