Sepidan County Explained
Sepidan County |
Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان سپیدان |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranFars-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Fars province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Fars |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Ardakan |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Hamaijan |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 91049 |
Coordinates: | 30.25°N 52°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Sepidan County (Persian: شهرستان سپیدان) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardakan.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, five villages merged to form the new city of Hamashahr.[3] Shesh Pir Rural District was transferred from Hamaijan District to the Central District.[4]
In October 2019, Beyza District was separated from the county in the establishment of Beyza County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Beyza as its capital and only city.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 87,801 in 20,127 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 89,398 people in 24,172 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 91,049 in 26,381 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Sepidan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Sepidan County PopulationAdministrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Central District | 24,059 | 34,478 | 32,945 |
| 4,035 | 4,083 | 4,594 |
| 3,812 | 3,849 | 3,363 |
| | 9,885 | 10,355 |
Ardakan (city) | 16,212 | 16,661 | 14,633 |
Beyza District | 36,694 | 36,737 | 39,883 |
| 9,718 | 9,422 | 9,397 |
| 13,761 | 12,233 | 12,349 |
| 9,622 | 10,848 | 10,885 |
Beyza (city) | 3,593 | 4,234 | 7,252 |
Hamaijan District | 27,048 | 17,993 | 18,214 |
| 15,449 | 12,124 | 12,073 |
Shesh Pir RD | 8,197 | | |
| 3,402 | 2,636 | 2,289 |
Hamashahr (city) | | 3,233 | 3,852 |
Total | 87,801 | 89,398 | 91,049 |
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Handicrafts and tourism
Its cool summer climate, snow-covered mountains, and natural tourist attractions, such as Tizab Gorge, Chelleh-gah, and riding tracks and ski slopes, have helped boost the tourism industry.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sepidan County . . 29 September 2023 . 29 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
- Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Fars province (formation of Hamashahr city) . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929202151/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/168341 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 29 September 2023 . 15 February 1389 . 29 September 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Qatruyeh, the center of Qatruyeh District, from the functions of Neyriz County in Fars province, to a city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210191459/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135413 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 10 December 2023 . 10 December 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Sepidan County of Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915163938/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/266406 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 15 September 2023 . 2 October 2019 . 15 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.