Eqlid County

For the city, see Eqlid.

Eqlid County (Persian: شهرستان اقلید) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eqlid.^[3]

Eqlid County Persian: شهرستان اقلید
County
Location of Eqlid County in Fars province (top left, yellow)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°41′N 52°21′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
Capital	Eqlid
Districts	Central, Hasanabad, Sedeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	93,763
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Eqlid County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206465" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2006 National Census, Khosrow Shirin Rural District was separated from the county to join Abadeh County.^[4] The village of Eslamiyeh was elevated to the status of the city of Dezhkord,^[5] and the village of Hasanabad became a city as well.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 99,003 in 21,216 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 93,975 people in 25,048 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 93,763 in 27,421 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Eqlid County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Eqlid County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[2]
Central District	65,798	56,805	57,875
Khonjesht RD	8,385	8,619	9,687
Khosrow Shirin RD[a]	2,894
Shahr Meyan RD	4,810	3,634	3,847
Eqlid (city)	49,709	44,552	44,341
Hasanabad District	15,698	17,020	16,528
Ahmadabad RD	5,003	4,946	5,324
Bakan RD	3,274	4,011	3,111
Hasanabad RD	7,421	6,169	6,048
Hasanabad (city)		1,894	2,045
Sedeh District	17,507	18,137	18,290
Aspas RD	4,116	3,933	3,946
Dezhkord RD	7,438	3,380	3,236
Sedeh RD	381	467	437
Dezhkord (city)[b]		4,220	3,924
Sedeh (city)	5,572	6,137	6,747
Total	99,003	93,975	93,763
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Eqlid County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Transferred to Abadeh County^[4]
2. Formerly the village of Eslamiyeh^[5]