Marvdasht County
Persian: شهرستان مرودشت
County
Naqshe Rostam
Naqshe Rostam
Location of Marvdasht County in Fars province
Location of Marvdasht County in Fars province
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°12′N 52°37′E / 30.200°N 52.617°E / 30.200; 52.617[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalMarvdasht
DistrictsCentral, Dorudzan, Kamfiruz, Kamfiruz-e Shomali, Seyyedan
Area
 • Total3,687 km2 (1,424 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total323,434
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Marvdasht County (Persian: شهرستان مرودشت) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marvdasht.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 294,621 in 69,244 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 307,492 people in 83,641 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 323,434 in 94,699 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Marvdasht County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows five districts, 15 rural districts, and five cities.[2]

After the census, the villages of Faruq,[6] Fathabad,[7] and Zangiabad[8] were elevated to city status.


Marvdasht County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 195,450 210,514 221,163
Kenareh RD 20,024 20,275 19,815
Majdabad RD 8,055 7,875 8,410
Mohammadabad RD 8,758 8,663 9,515
Naqsh-e Rostam RD 13,737 14,473 14,195
Ramjerd-e Yek RD 10,138 9,904 9,994
Rudbal RD 10,880 10,675 10,376
Fathabad (city)1
Marvdasht (city) 123,858 138,649 148,858
Zangiabad (city)1
Dorudzan District 38,801 37,879 37,826
Abarj RD 11,904 11,720 11,705
Dorudzan RD 11,470 10,977 11,449
Ramjerd-e Do RD 15,427 12,922 12,122
Ramjerd (city) 2,260 2,550
Kamfiruz District 31,341 18,006 19,898
Kamfiruz-e Jonubi RD 7,377 7,076 7,643
Kamfiruz-e Shomali RD 12,668
Khorram Makan RD 8,766 8,432 8,542
Kamfiruz (city) 2,530 2,498 3,713
Kamfiruz-e Shomali District 11,383 11,396
Garmeh RD 8,771 5,591
Kamfiruz-e Shomali RD 2,612 2,785
Khaniman (city) 3,020
Seyyedan District 29,029 28,916 32,850
Khafrak-e Olya RD 9,987 9,974 11,310
Rahmat RD 11,487 11,379 12,966
Faruq (city)1
Seyyedan (city) 7,555 7,563 8,574
Total 294,621 307,492 323,434
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7][8][6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2023). "Marvdasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "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 (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 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. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 December 2017). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Faruq village of Marvdasht County and Dehkuyeh village of Larestan County in Fars province into cities". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 July 1400). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Marvdasht County of Fars province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 October 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Zangiabad village, the center of Naqsh-e Rostam Rural District, Central District of Marvdasht city, Fars province, into a city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.


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