Shazand County Explained
| Shazand County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان شازند |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranMarkazi-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Markazi province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Markazi |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Shazand |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Qarah Kahriz |
| P3: | Sarband |
| P4: | Zalian |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 117571 |
| Coordinates: | 33.9°N 69°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Shazand County (Persian: شهرستان شازند) is in Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shazand.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Kazzaz Rural District was created in the Central District, and Qarah Kahriz and Kuhsar Rural Districts were separated from it in the establishment of Qarah Kahriz District. The village of Mahajeran was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
After the 2011 census, The villages of Bazneh and Hafteh were merged to form the new city of Shahbaz.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 118,789 in 31,228 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 117,746 people in 35,084 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 117,571 in 38,214 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Shazand County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Shazand County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 61,632 | 47,737 | 45,840 |
| 7,120 | 6,540 | 5,479 |
| | 13,161 | 12,014 |
| Kuhsar RD | 3,150 | | |
| Qarah Kahriz RD | 25,040 | | |
| Astaneh (city) | 6,969 | 6,880 | 7,166 |
| Shazand (city) | 19,353 | 21,156 | 21,181 |
| Qarah Kahriz District | | 19,120 | 18,119 |
| | 2,611 | 2,088 |
| | 16,509 | 8,495 |
| Shahbaz (city) | | | 7,536 |
| Sarband District | 14,492 | 12,076 | 10,214 |
| 8,608 | 6,784 | 5,665 |
| 4,021 | 3,189 | 2,631 |
| Hendudar (city) | 1,863 | 2,103 | 1,918 |
| Zalian District | 42,665 | 38,813 | 43,398 |
| 9,741 | 8,945 | 8,245 |
| 27,846 | 12,836 | 10,752 |
| 2,911 | 2,408 | 1,753 |
| Mahajeran (city) | | 12,293 | 20,346 |
| Tureh (city) | 2,167 | 2,331 | 2,302 |
| Total | 118,789 | 117,746 | 117,571 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shazand County . . 1 September 2023 . 1 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118143614/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113046 . Ministry of Interior, Political Commission of Defense of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 18 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 18 January 2024.
- Web site: The history of the city . fa . Mohajeran City . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915142710/http://mohajerancity.ir/fa-IR/mohajerancity/4626/page/پیشینه-تاریخی-شهر . Mahajeran Municipality . 15 September 2022 . 24 September 1401 . 23 March 2024.
- Web site: Carrying out national divisions in Markazi province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901171220/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/189036 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 1 September 2023 . 17 July 2013 . 1 September 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084413/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.
