Evaz County
Evaz County
Persian: شهرستان اوز | |
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Coordinates: 27°55′N 53°50′E / 27.917°N 53.833°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Fars |
Capital | Evaz |
Districts | Central, Bid Shahr |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Evaz County (Persian: شهرستان اوز) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Evaz,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 19,987 in 5,273 households.[3]
History
In 2018, Evaz District was separated from Larestan County in the establishment of Evaz County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Evaz as its capital.[2] The villages of Bid Shahr[4] and Kureh[5] were elevated to city status.
Demographics
Language
The language spoken in Evaz originates from the ancient Persian dialect called Achomi [6] (Avazi). The majority of the people in Evaz follow the religion Islam Sunni despite being the minority in Iran who follow this belief.[7]
Administrative divisions
Evaz County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions |
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Central District |
Evaz RD |
Fishvar RD |
Evaz (city) |
Bid Shahr District |
Bid Shahr RD |
Qalat RD |
Bid Shahr (city)[a] |
Kureh (city)[b] |
RD = Rural District |
See also
Media related to Evaz County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 September 2023). "Evaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Larestan County, Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (26 December 2023) [Approved 25 May 1402]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Ardabil, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Khuzestan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Markazi and Hamadan provinces. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 90507/T 58549H. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
- ^ a b Fazli, Rahmani (27 April 1400). "The representative of the people of Larestan, Khonj, Gerash and Evaz in the parliament stated that Kureh was upgraded to a city". Icana (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ ADMIN (12 June 2015). "The Sunnis of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas". Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ ADMIN (28 April 2014). "Crackdown on Persian Sunni students in Evaz (Fars/Larestan)". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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