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Zarqan County

Coordinates: 29°44′N 52°49′E / 29.733°N 52.817°E / 29.733; 52.817
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Zarqan County
Persian: شهرستان زرقان
Location of Zarqan County in Fars province (center, purple)
Location of Zarqan County in Fars province (center, purple)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°44′N 52°49′E / 29.733°N 52.817°E / 29.733; 52.817[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalZarqan
DistrictsCentral, Rahmatabad
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zarqan County (Persian: شهرستان زرقان) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarqan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 32,261 in 9,591 households.[3]

History

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In 2018, Zarqan District was separated from Shiraz County in the establishment of Zarqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Zarqan as its capital.[2]

Demographics

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Administrative divisions

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

Zarqan County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Band-e Amir RD
Zarqan RD
Lapui (city)
Zarqan (city)
Rahmatabad District
Emamzadeh Ali RD
Rahmatabad RD
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Zarqan County at Wikimedia Commons

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2024). "Zarqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 7 October 1398]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 158356; Notification 88993/T56015H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
  3. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.