Shiraz County

For the city, see Shiraz. For other uses of a similar name, see Shiraz.

Shiraz County (Persian: شهرستان شیراز) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.^[3]

Shiraz County Persian: شهرستان شیراز
County
Location of Shiraz County in Fars province (center left, yellow)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°36′N 52°25′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
Capital	Shiraz
Districts	Central, Arzhan, Darian, Siyakh Darengun
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,869,001
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Kavar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kavar County;^[4] Korbal District to establish Kharameh County;^[5] and Sarvestan District in establishing Sarvestan County.^[6] The villages of Khaneh Zenyan^[7] and Sadra were elevated to city status.

After the 2016 census, Zarqan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County.^[8] Additionally, Siyakh Darengun Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Siyakh Darengun District, including the new Darengun Rural District.^[9]

In 2024, Darian Rural District and the city of Darian were separated from the Central District to form Darian District, including the new Tarbor Rural District.^[10]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,676,927 in 427,268 households.^[11] The following census in 2011 counted 1,700,687 people in 481,239 households.^[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,869,001 in 567,567 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Shiraz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Shiraz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[11]	2011[12]	2016[2]
Central District	1,442,842	1,625,807	1,788,411
Bid Zard RD	18,468	20,690	22,063
Darian RD	8,712	8,622	7,636
Derak RD	126,191	23,375	11,451
Kaftarak RD	32,436	10,043	14,485
Qarah Bagh RD	31,337	40,300	54,630
Siyakh Darengun RD[a]	10,890	12,576	10,674
Darian (city)	9,926	9,557	10,037
Sadra (city)		39,979	91,863
Shiraz (city)	1,204,882	1,460,665	1,565,572
Arzhan District	23,166	22,554	23,461
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
Darian District[b]
Darian RD
Tarbor RD[b]
Darian (city)
Kavar District[c]	72,423
Farmeshkan RD	6,300
Kavar RD	23,118
Tasuj RD	20,847
Kavar (city)	22,158
Korbal District[d]	57,372
Dehqanan RD	7,614
Kheyrabad RD	5,841
Korbal RD	15,616
Sofla RD	6,618
Kharameh (city)	21,683
Sarvestan District[e]	34,452
Kuhenjan RD	6,692
Maharlu RD	4,032
Sarvestan RD	6,882
Sarvestan (city)	16,846
Siyakh Darengun District[f]
Darengun RD[f]
Siyakh RD[g]
Zarqan District[h]	46,672	52,065	56,104
Band-e Amir Rural District	9,085	8,289	7,554
Rahmatabad RD	6,597	6,168	6,212
Zarqan RD	6,154	1,726	1,092
Lapui (city)	4,975	6,924	8,985
Zarqan (city)	19,861	28,958	32,261
Total	1,676,927	1,700,687	1,869,001
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Shiraz County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Renamed Siyakh Rural District^[9]
2. Established after the 2016 census^[10]
3. Transferred to Kavar County^[4]
4. Transferred to Kharameh County^[5]
5. Transferred to Sarvestan County^[6]
6. Established after the 2016 census^[9]
7. Formerly Siyakh Darengun Rural District^[9]
8. Transferred to Zarqan County after the 2016 census^[8]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2024). "Shiraz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (22 November 2010). "Four changes in the map of country divisions: Kavar County is formed in Fars province". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 21 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions in Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/65970. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2021) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Reforms of the national divisions in Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Council of Ministers. Proposal 123436/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 15 October 2013]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Khaneh Zenyan village, the center of Arzhan District in the citizenship of Shiraz County in Fars province, to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 49804/1/4/42; Notification 207255/T40407H. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
8. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 7 October 1398]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 158356; Notification 88993/T56015H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
9. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 2 April 1400]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Shiraz County, Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 153491. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
10. Aref, Mohammad Reza (6 October 2024) [Approved 27 April 1403]. Approval regarding the national divisions in the Central District of Shiraz County. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 13853; Notification 77918/T61215AH. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
11. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
12. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.