Evaz County

Evaz County (Persian: شهرستان اوز) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Evaz. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Evaz District of Larestan County) was 33,346 in 6,922 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 45,752 people in 10,352 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the district's population was 40,731 in 10,940 households.[3] Evaz District was separated from Larestan County in 2018 to become Evaz County.[4]

Evaz County
شهرستان اوز
County
Location of Evaz County in Fars province
Location of Evaz County in Fars province
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°55′N 53°50′E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalEvaz
DistrictsCentral, Bid Shahr
Population
 (2016)
 • Total40,731
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The language spoken there comes from the ancient Persian dialect called Achomi [5](Avazi). The majority of the people in Evaz follow the religion Islam Sunni despite being the minority in Iran who follow this belief.[6]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Evaz County's administrative divisions (as Evaz District of Larestan County) over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table.

Evaz County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Evaz District33,34645,75240,731
Bid Shahr Rural District13,11116,38714,861
Fishvar Rural District5,9206,9645,883
Evaz (city)14,31522,40119,987
Total33,34645,75240,731
1As a part of Larestan County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. 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. 07. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "جزئیات جدید از تشکیل هفت شهرستان در استان فارس". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ADMIN (12 June 2015). "The Sunnis of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas". Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ADMIN (28 April 2014). "Crackdown on Persian Sunni students in Evaz (Fars/Larestan)". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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