Eqlid County Explained

Eqlid County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان اقلید
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranFars-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Fars province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fars
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Eqlid
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Hasanabad
P3:Sedeh
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:93763
Coordinates:30.6833°N 73°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Eqlid County (fa|شهرستان اقلید) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eqlid.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Khosrow Shirin Rural District was separated from the county to join Abadeh County.[3] The village of Eslamiyeh was elevated to the status of the city of Dezhkord,[4] and the village of Hasanabad became a city as well.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 99,003 in 21,216 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 93,975 people in 25,048 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 93,763 in 27,421 households.[8]

Administrative divisions

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

Eqlid County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 65,798 56,805 57,875
8,385 8,619 9,687
2,894
4,810 3,634 3,847
Eqlid (city) 49,709 44,552 44,341
Hasanabad District 15,698 17,020 16,528
5,003 4,946 5,324
3,274 4,011 3,111
7,421 6,169 6,048
Hasanabad (city) 1,894 2,045
Sedeh District 17,507 18,137 18,290
4,116 3,933 3,946
7,438 3,380 3,236
381 467 437
Dezhkord (city) 4,220 3,924
Sedeh (city) 5,572 6,137 6,747
Total 99,003 93,975 93,763

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Eqlid County. . 1 October 2024. 1 October 2024. fa.
  2. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Habibi. Hassan. Approved 21 June 1369. c. 2023. 7 December 2023. 7 December 2023. Notification 82840/T128K.
  3. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Eqlid County of Fars province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913193819/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/266402. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 13 September 2023. c. 2023. Approved 7 October 1398. 13 September 2023. Proposal 57806.
  4. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Eslamiyeh village from the functions of Dezhkord Rural District in Sedeh District of Eqlid Couunty in Fars province to Dezhkord city. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204235500/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131864. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Davodi. Parviz. 4 December 2012. Approved 22 December 1380. c. 2012. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 166184/T38077K. 1 October 2024.
  5. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Hasanabad village, the center of Hasanabad District of Eqlid County in Fars province, to a city. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204235501/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/136016. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 4 December 2012. Approved 29 July 1388. c. 2012. Proposal 164217/42/4/1; Notification 172596/T41992K. 7 December 2023.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls. 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx. Excel. 6 April 2022.