Shiraz County

For the city, see Shiraz. For other uses of a similar name, see Shiraz.

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

Shiraz County Persian: شهرستان شیراز
County
Location of Shiraz County in Fars province (center left, yellow)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°36′N 52°25′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
Capital	Shiraz
Districts	Central, Arzhan, Darian, Siyakh Darengun
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,869,001
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Kavar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kavar County;^[4] Korbal District to establish Kharameh County;^[5] and Sarvestan District in establishing Sarvestan County.^[6] The villages of Khaneh Zenyan^[7] and Sadra were elevated to city status.

After the 2016 census, Zarqan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County.^[8] Additionally, Siyakh Darengun Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Siyakh Darengun District, including the new Darengun Rural District.^[9]

In 2024, Darian Rural District and the city of Darian were separated from the Central District to form Darian District, including the new Tarbor Rural District.^[10]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,676,927 in 427,268 households.^[11] The following census in 2011 counted 1,700,687 people in 481,239 households.^[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,869,001 in 567,567 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Shiraz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[11]	2011[12]	2016[2]
Central District	1,442,842	1,625,807	1,788,411
Bid Zard RD	18,468	20,690	22,063
Darian RD	8,712	8,622	7,636
Derak RD	126,191	23,375	11,451
Kaftarak RD	32,436	10,043	14,485
Qarah Bagh RD	31,337	40,300	54,630
Siyakh Darengun RD[a]	10,890	12,576	10,674
Darian (city)	9,926	9,557	10,037
Sadra (city)		39,979	91,863
Shiraz (city)	1,204,882	1,460,665	1,565,572
Arzhan District	23,166	22,554	23,461
Dasht-e Arzhan RD	4,901	4,882	4,571
Kuh Mareh Sorkhi RD	9,034	7,488	7,009
Qarah Chaman RD	9,231	6,814	7,854
Khaneh Zenyan (city)		3,370	4,027
Darian District[b]
Darian RD
Tarbor RD[b]
Darian (city)
Kavar District[c]	72,423
Farmeshkan RD	6,300
Kavar RD	23,118
Tasuj RD	20,847
Kavar (city)	22,158
Korbal District[d]	57,372
Dehqanan RD	7,614
Kheyrabad RD	5,841
Korbal RD	15,616
Sofla RD	6,618
Kharameh (city)	21,683
Sarvestan District[e]	34,452
Kuhenjan RD	6,692
Maharlu RD	4,032
Sarvestan RD	6,882
Sarvestan (city)	16,846
Siyakh Darengun District[f]
Darengun RD[f]
Siyakh RD[g]
Zarqan District[h]	46,672	52,065	56,104
Band-e Amir Rural District	9,085	8,289	7,554
Rahmatabad RD	6,597	6,168	6,212
Zarqan RD	6,154	1,726	1,092
Lapui (city)	4,975	6,924	8,985
Zarqan (city)	19,861	28,958	32,261
Total	1,676,927	1,700,687	1,869,001
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

1. Renamed Siyakh Rural District^[9]
2. Established after the 2016 census^[10]
3. Transferred to Kavar County^[4]
4. Transferred to Kharameh County^[5]
5. Transferred to Sarvestan County^[6]
6. Established after the 2016 census^[9]
7. Formerly Siyakh Darengun Rural District^[9]
8. Transferred to Zarqan County after the 2016 census^[8]