Parsian County

Parsian County

Persian: شهرستان پارسیان
Parsian County Persian: شهرستان پارسیان
County
	Location of Parsian County in Hormozgan province (left, yellow)
	Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 27°03′N 53°17′E / 27.050°N 53.283°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
Capital	Parsian
Districts	Central, Kushk-e Nar
Population (2016)
• Total	50,596
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Parsian County (Persian: شهرستان پارسیان, formerly Gavbandi County) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Parsian.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,369 in 7,972 households.^[3] (The name of the county and its capital was changed from Gavbandi to Parsian in 2007.)^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 42,843 people in 10,331 households.^[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 50,596 in 13,816 households.^[2]

Geographic changes

Iranian Parliament has enacted a new law to separate Gavbandi County from Hormozgan Province and add to Fars Province. Joining Fars province will bring prosperity to this region. Recently, there have been some protests going on against this new law in Hormozgan province, since the new law will cut the direct access of Hormozgan to gas-rich fields and industrial regions in nearby Bushehr province.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Parsian County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and three cities.^[2]

Parsian County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[3]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
Central District	18,041	31,228	38,030
Buchir RD	4,401	5,353	5,582
Mehregan RD	3,091	13,331	9,708
Dashti (city)			4,695
Parsian (city)	10,549	12,544	18,045
Kushk-e Nar District	19,328	11,615	12,566
Behdasht RD	11,557	4,231	4,465
Kushk-e Nar RD	7,771	4,482	4,841
Kushk-e Nar (city)		2,902	3,260
Total	37,369	42,843	50,596
RD: Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Parsian County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Changing the name of Gavbandi, Persian BBC
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Parsian County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[4] Changing the name of Gavbandi, Persian BBC

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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