Band-e Amir Rural District
Persian: دهستان بند امير
Rural District
Band-e Amir Rural District is located in Iran
Band-e Amir Rural District
Band-e Amir Rural District
Coordinates: 29°43′09″N 52°50′54″E / 29.71917°N 52.84833°E / 29.71917; 52.84833[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyZarqan
DistrictCentral
CapitalBand-e Amir
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,554
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Band-e Amir Rural District (Persian: دهستان بند امير)[3] is in the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Band-e Amir.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County) was 9,085 in 2,205 households.[6] There were 8,289 inhabitants in 2,268 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,554 in 2,188 households. The largest of its 39 villages was Shul, with 2,438 people.[2]

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Zarqan as its capital.[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2023). "Band-e Amir Rural District (Zarqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shiraz County under Fars province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.


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