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Arzhan District

Coordinates: 29°32′50″N 52°05′26″E / 29.54722°N 52.09056°E / 29.54722; 52.09056
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Arzhan District
Persian: بخش ارژن
Arzhan District is located in Iran
Arzhan District
Arzhan District
Coordinates: 29°32′50″N 52°05′26″E / 29.54722°N 52.09056°E / 29.54722; 52.09056[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyShiraz
CapitalKhaneh Zenyan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,461
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arzhan District (Persian: بخش ارژن) is in Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khaneh Zenyan.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,166 in 5,006 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 22,554 people in 5,958 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 23,461 inhabitants in 6,693 households,[2] by which time the village of Khaneh Zenyan had been elevated to the status of a city.[6]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Arzhan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Dasht-e Arzhan RD 4,901 4,882 4,571
Kuh Mareh Sorkhi RD 9,034 7,488 7,009
Qarah Chaman RD 9,231 6,814 7,854
Khaneh Zenyan (city) 3,370 4,027
Total 23,166 22,554 23,461
RD = Rural District

Wildlife[edit]

There is an important ecological area here, that is Arzhan Protected Area.[7][8][9][10]

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 September 2023). "Arzhan District (Shiraz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 March 1370). "Creation and establishment of rural districts and divisions in Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Davodi, Parviz (15 October 2013). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Khaneh Zenyan village, the center of Arzhan District in the citizenship of Shiraz County in Fars province, to a city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Dasht-e Arjan and Lake Parishan (Important Birds Areas of Iran, Islamic Republic of)". BirdLife International. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project - Lake Urmia and Lake Parishan - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)". WWT. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  9. ^ Humphreys, P., Kahrom, E. (1999). Lion and Gazelle: The Mammals and Birds of Iran. Images Publishing, Avon.
  10. ^ Firouz, E. (2005). The complete fauna of Iran. I. B. Tauris. pp. 5–67. ISBN 978-1-85043-946-2.