Lamerd County Explained
Lamerd County (Persian: شهرستان لامرد) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lamerd.[2]
History
After the 2011 census, Chah Varz Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Chah Varz District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Sheykh Amer Rural District.[3]
After the 2016 census, Kahnuyeh Rural District was established in Alamarvdasht District. Kheyrgu Rural District was separated from it in the establishment of Kheyrgu District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Kamali Rural District.[4] The villages of Chah Varz[5] and Kheyrgu[6] were elevated to city status.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Lamerd was historically part of the region of Irahistan. The people of Lamerd are known as the Achomi people.[7] [8] [9]
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 76,971 in 16,602 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 83,916 people in 21,210 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 91,782 in 25,837 households.[12]
Administrative divisions
Lamerd County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Lamerd County PopulationAdministrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Central District | 43,371 | 46,933 | 44,066 |
Chah Varz RD | 7,985 | 6,788 | |
| 4,087 | 4,186 | 3,733 |
| 9,934 | 10,828 | 10,953 |
Lamerd (city) | 21,365 | 25,131 | 29,380 |
Alamarvdasht District | 14,915 | 16,902 | 19,190 |
| 5,154 | 6,050 | 6,511 |
| | | |
Kheyrgu RD | 6,259 | 6,757 | 8,611 |
Alamarvdasht (city) | 3,502 | 4,095 | 4,068 |
Chah Varz District | | | 7,010 |
| | | 4,181 |
| | | 2,829 |
Chah Varz (city) | | | |
Eshkanan District | 18,685 | 20,058 | 21,508 |
| 3,813 | 4,183 | 4,138 |
| 4,562 | 4,724 | 5,076 |
Ahel (city) | 2,797 | 2,940 | 3,179 |
Eshkanan (city) | 7,513 | 8,211 | 9,115 |
Kheyrgu District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
Kheyrgu (city) | | | |
Total | 76,971 | 83,916 | 91,782 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Lamerd County . . 24 September 2023 . 24 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Creation and establishment of Lamard city with the center of Lamard city in the citizenship of Fars province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209172534/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/111586 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 24 August 1368 . 9 December 2023 . 9 December 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Lamerd County, Fars province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305102213/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839100 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 5 March 2014 . 14 December 2013 . 21 November 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Lamerd County of Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924131155/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/288470 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 24 September 2023 . 26 May 2019 . 24 September 2023.
- Web site: The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212447/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
- Web site: About Lamerd: Geographical location, historical background and industrial and welfare facilities of Lamerd County . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706070059/https://lamerd.ir/درباره-لامرد/ . Lamerd Municipality . 6 July 2022 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك. Mehran. 2 March 2023. Arabic.
- Web site: كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك. khodo mania. 27 April 2023. Arabic.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140322151722/https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/1276 ABO and Rh blood groups distribution in the populations of Larestan and Lamerd, Fars province Iran.
- 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.