Runiz

For the village, see Runiz-e Sofla. For the administrative divisions, see Runiz District and Runiz Rural District.

Runiz (Persian: رونيز)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Runiz District of Estahban County, Fars province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Runiz Rural District.^[5]

Runiz Persian: رونيز
City
Runiz
Coordinates: 29°11′33″N 53°46′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Estahban
District	Runiz
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,760
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,991 in 1,466 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,593 people in 1,564 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,760 people in 1,764 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Murzh Hasan, author (1767–1821)^[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Rūnīz; also known as Rownīz-e Bālā, Rownīz-e ‘Olyā, Rūnīz Bala, and Rūnīz-e Bālā (English: Upper Runiz)^[3]