For the city, see Lamerd.
Lamerd County
County
Native namePersian: شهرستان لامرد
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CapitalLamerd
Parts stylepara
P 1Central
P 2Alamarvdasht
P 3Chah Varz
P 4Eshkanan
P 5Kheyrgu
Population as of2016
Population total91782
Coordinates27°32′N 53°17′E
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)

Lamerd County (Persian: شهرستان لامرد) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lamerd.[1]

History

After the 2011 census, Chah Varz Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Chah Varz District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Sheykh Amer Rural District.[2]

After the 2016 census, Kahnuyeh Rural District was established in Alamarvdasht District, and Kheyrgu Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Kheyrgu District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Kamali Rural District.[3] The villages of Chah Varz[4] and Kheyrgu[5] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Lamerd was historically part of the region of Irahistan. The people of Lamerd are known as the Achomi people.[6][7][8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 76,971 in 16,602 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 83,916 people in 21,210 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 91,782 in 25,837 households.[11]

Administrative divisions

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

Lamerd County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[9]2011[10]2016[11]
Central District43,37146,93344,066
Chah Varz RD7,9856,788
Howmeh RD4,0874,1863,733
Sigar RD9,93410,82810,953
Lamerd (city)21,36525,13129,380
Alamarvdasht District14,91516,90219,190
Alamarvdasht RD5,1546,0506,511
Kahnuyeh RD[a]
Kheyrgu RD6,2596,7578,611
Alamarvdasht (city)[b]3,5024,0954,068
Chah Varz District7,010
Chah Varz RD4,181
Sheykh Amer RD2,829
Chah Varz (city)[c]
Eshkanan District18,68520,05821,508
Eshkanan RD3,8134,1834,138
Kal RD4,5624,7245,076
Ahel (city)2,7972,9403,179
Eshkanan (city)7,5138,2119,115
Kheyrgu District[a]
Kamali RD[a]
Kheyrgu RD
Kheyrgu (city)[d]
Total76,97183,91691,782
RD = Rural District

Notes

  1. ^ Established after the 2016 census[3]
  2. ^ Formerly the village of Chah Ayni[12]
  3. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]
  4. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023 [Approved 21 June 1369]). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived 7 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 December 2023. – via Lam ta Kam.
  2. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (14 December 1392 [Approved 29 June 2013]). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Lamerd County, Fars province" (in Persian). rc.majlis.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 101442/42/4/1; Notification 252319/T47408K. Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2023. – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  3. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023 [Approved 26 May 2019]). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Lamerd County of Fars province" (in Persian). qavanin.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 44214. Archived 24 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 September 2023. – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  4. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369 [Approved 17 May 1396]). "The approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Letter 33667/59806. Archived 7 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 December 2023. – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Fazli, Rahmani (31 January 2021). The Minister of the Interior agreed to transform the village of Kheyrgu into a city (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. – via moi.ir/news/148117/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-خیرگو-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد. Dr. Rahmani Fazli, in a notification to Fars Governor Rahimi, agreed to convert Kheyrgu village, the center of Kheyrgu District of Lamerd County, into a city
  6. ^ Mehran (2 March 2023). "كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك" (in Arabic)
  7. ^ khodo mania (27 April 2023). "كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك" (in Arabic)
  8. ^ ABO and Rh blood groups distribution in the populations of Larestan and Lamerd, Fars province Iran. Iranian Journal of Public Health 1996.
  9. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province" (Excel) (in Persian). irandataportal.syr.edu. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 16 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022. – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  11. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 6 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024 [Approved 28 May 1375]). "The transformation of Chah Ayni village, the center of Alamarvdasht District of Lamerd County, into Alamarvdasht city" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived 20 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 April 2024. – via Lam ta Kam.