Khonj County Explained
| Khonj County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان خنج |
| 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: | Khonj |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Mahmeleh |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 41359 |
| Coordinates: | 28.0167°N 55°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Khonj County (Persian: شهرستان خنج) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khonj.[2]
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Khonj was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Khonj's inhabitants are Achomi people.
History
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Mahmeleh was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,978 in 7,025 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 41,133 people in 9,121 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 41,359 in 10,708 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Khonj County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Khonj County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 30,779 | 31,644 | 31,732 |
| 8,091 | 9,159 | 8,992 |
| 3,341 | 3,693 | 3,523 |
| Khonj (city) | 19,347 | 18,792 | 19,217 |
| Mahmeleh District | 7,199 | 8,998 | 9,625 |
| 3,274 | 3,957 | 4,173 |
| 3,925 | 5,041 | 5,452 |
| Mahmeleh (city) | | | |
| Total | 37,978 | 41,133 | 41,359 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khonj County . . 23 September 2023 . 23 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009102748/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/108699 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 9 October 2021 . 26 January 2005 . 9 December 2023.
- Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Mahmeleh village, the center of Mahmeleh District of Khonj County, into a city . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201215732/https://dotic.ir/news/1681 . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 1 December 2021 . 21 September 2017 . 23 September 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
