Central District (Zarqan County)

Coordinates: 29°44′31″N 52°46′09″E / 29.74194°N 52.76917°E / 29.74194; 52.76917
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Central District (Zarqan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان زرقان
Central District (Zarqan County) is located in Iran
Central District (Zarqan County)
Central District (Zarqan County)
Coordinates: 29°44′31″N 52°46′09″E / 29.74194°N 52.76917°E / 29.74194; 52.76917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyZarqan
CapitalZarqan
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Zarqan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان زرقان) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarqan,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 32,261 in 9,591 households.[3]

In July 2018, Zarqan District was separated from Shiraz County in the establishment of Zarqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Zarqan as its capital.[2]

Central District (Zarqan County)
Administrative Divisions
Band-e Amir RD
Zarqan RD
Lapui (city)
Zarqan (city)
RD = Rural District

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2023). "Central District (Zarqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province". Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ "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.