Boyer-Ahmad County

Boyer-Ahmad County (Persian: شهرستان بویراحمد) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Yasuj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 212,552 in 43,490 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 243,771 people in 58,281 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 299,885 in 77,569 households, by which time Kabgian District had been separated from Dana County to join Boyer-Ahmad County.[3] Margown District was separated from the county in 2019 to become Margown County.[4]

Boyer-Ahmad County
شهرستان بویراحمد
County
Location of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (right, pink)
Location of Boyer-Ahmad County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (right, pink)
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°47′N 51°16′E
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalYasuj
DistrictsCentral, Kabgian, Ludab
Population
 (2016)
 • Total299,885
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Boyer-Ahmad County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 11 rural districts, and five cities.[3]

Boyer-Ahmad County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District174,846210,192260,840
Dasht-e Rum Rural District9,8749,80310,853
Kakan Rural District2,2811,9751,708
Sarrud-e Jonubi Rural District31,50344,11253,726
Sarrud-e Shomali Rural District25,90827,39534,140
Sepidar Rural District8,4947,6257,803
Madavan (city)10,77718,078
Yasuj (city)96,786108,505134,532
Kabgian District17,741
Chenar Rural District1,761
Kabgian Rural District4,816
Chitab (city)1,164
Ludab District14,68712,58711,295
Chin Rural District4,8794,3323,667
Ludab Rural District9,3927,7637,083
Garab-e Sofla (city)416492545
Margown District223,01920,93719,876
Margown Rural District9,4407,6367,398
Zilayi Rural District11,04110,5959,343
Margown (city)2,5382,7063,135
Total212,552243,771299,885
1A part of Dana County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
2Became a part of Margown County
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "مارگون کهگیلویه وبویراحمد شهرستان شد". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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