Bavanat County Explained

Bavanat County should not be confused with Bavi County.

Bavanat County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان بوانات
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:Bavanat
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Mazayjan
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:50418
Coordinates:30.45°N 84°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bavanat County (Persian: شهرستان بوانات) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bavanat.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Mazayjan and Sarvestan Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Mazayjan District.[3] In addition, the village of Hesami was elevated to the status of a city.[4] After the 2011 census, the village of Mazayjan rose to city status as well.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,069 in 11,341 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 48,416 people in 13,636 households,[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 50,418 in 15,874 households.[8]

In 2018, Sarchehan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sarchehan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each.[9]

Administrative divisions

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

Bavanat County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 25,136 16,442 16,698
4,200 3,913 4,410
Mazayjan RD 5,440
Sarvestan RD3,804
2,047 1,859 2,512
Bavanat (city) 9,645 10,670 9,776
Mazayjan District 8,974 10,591
5,251 2,985
3,723 4,039
Mazayjan (city) 3,567
Sarchehan District 18,933 22,492 23,129
4,432 5,203 5,004
5,002 2,925 3,703
6,341 7,626 7,337
Hesami (city) 2,826 3,131
Korehi (city) 3,158 3,912 3,954
Total 44,069 48,416 50,418

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bavanat County . . 14 September 2023 . 14 September 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Health and treatment network of Bavanat County . fa . Bavanat Health and Medical Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20160510074542/http://bavan.sums.ac.ir/history.html . 10 May 2016 . 17 April 2024.
  3. Web site: With 20 changes in the map of country divisions: Four cities and two new counties will be created . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326081635/https://dolat.ir/detail/190139 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 26 March 2017 . 19 June 2010 . 9 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Hesami city was added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20170315204718/https://dolat.ir/detail/197287 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 15 March 2017 . 4 January 2011 . 9 November 2023.
  5. Web site: With some changes in the geography map of the two provinces: four new cities were added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531152222/https://dolat.ir/detail/2236 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 31 May 2017 . 13 January 2013 . 9 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . 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. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
  9. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Bavanat County, Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915005436/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/266397 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 15 September 2023 . 10 July 2018 . 15 September 2023.