Marvast County Explained

Marvast County should not be confused with Marvdasht County.

Marvast County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان مروست
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranYazd-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Yazd province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yazd
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Marvast
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Isar
Coordinates:30.5°N 66°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Marvast County (Persian: شهرستان مروست) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marvast,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 9,379 in 2,790 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Marvast District was separated from Khatam County in the establishment of Marvast County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Marvast as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Marvast County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Marvast County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Harabarjan RD
Mobarakeh RD
Marvast (city)
Isar District
Isar RD
Tutak RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Marvast County . . 1 March 2023 . 1 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Khatam County, Yazd province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523104727/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/293838 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 23 May 2022 . 27 April 1400 . 20 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118150108/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx . Excel . 18 November 2020.