Shazand County
Persian: شهرستان شازند
County
Shazand
Shazand
Location of Shazand County in Markazi province (bottom left, purple)
Location of Shazand County in Markazi province (bottom left, purple)
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°54′N 49°20′E / 33.900°N 49.333°E / 33.900; 49.333[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CapitalShazand
DistrictsCentral, Qarah Kahriz, Sarband, Zalian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total117,571
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Shazand County (Persian: شهرستان شازند) is in Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shazand.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 118,789 in 31,228 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 117,746 people in 35,084 households,[4] by which time Kazzaz Rural District had been created in the Central District, and Qarah Kahriz Rural District and Kuhsar Rural District had been separated from the district in the establishment of Qarah Kahriz District. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 117,571 in 38,214 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Shazand County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District61,63247,73745,840
Astaneh RD7,1206,5405,479
Kazzaz RD13,16112,014
Kuhsar RD3,150
Qarah Kahriz RD25,040
Astaneh (city)6,9696,8807,166
Shazand (city)19,35321,15621,181
Qarah Kahriz District19,12018,119
Kuhsar RD2,6112,088
Qarah Kahriz RD16,5098,495
Shahbaz (city)17,536
Sarband District14,49212,07610,214
Hendudar RD8,6086,7845,665
Malmir RD4,0213,1892,631
Hendudar (city)1,8632,1031,918
Zalian District42,66538,81343,398
Nahr-e Mian RD9,7418,9458,245
Pol-e Doab RD27,84612,83610,752
Zalian RD2,9112,4081,753
Mahajeran (city)12,29320,346
Tureh (city)2,1672,3312,302
Total118,789117,746117,571
RD: Rural District
1Merger of the former villages of Bazneh and Hafteh[5]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2023). "Shazand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (17 July 2013). "Carrying out national divisions in Markazi province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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