Kavar County Explained

Kavar County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان کوار
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:Kavar
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Tasuj
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:83883
Coordinates:29.25°N 95°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Utc Offset:+3:30

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

History

In 2010, Kavar District was separated from Shiraz County in the establishment of Kavar County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kavar as its capital and only city at the time.[2]

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Akbarabad,[3] Mozaffari,[3] and Tasuj[4] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 77,836 people in 19,681 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 83,883 in 23,013 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Kavar County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
Central District 55,633 60,714
6,220 5,883
23,071 23,120
Akbarabad (city)
Kavar (city) 26,342 31,711
Mozaffari (city)
Tasuj District 21,902 23,159
10,843 11,960
11,059 11,199
Tasuj (city)
Total 77,836 83,883

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kavar County. . 4 October 2024. 4 October 2024. fa.
  2. News: Four changes in the map of country divisions: Kavar County is formed in Fars province. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315204729/https://dolat.ir/detail/195802. 15 March 2017. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammadreza. 22 November 2010. 20 November 2023.
  3. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in the Central District of Kavar County, Fars province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230920201244/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/293543. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 20 September 2023. 20 September 2023. c. 2023. Approved 4 February 1400. Subject Letter 184291.
  4. News: Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Tasuj village, the center of Tasuj District in Kavar County in Fars province, into a city. fa. dotic.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701230540/https://dotic.ir/print/1650. Ministry of the Interior. Fazli. Abdolreza Rahmani. 1 July 2021. 21 September 2017. Approved 13 September 1396. Letter 148509. 20 September 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.