Tasuj, Fars

Coordinates: 29°16′01″N 52°41′57″E / 29.26694°N 52.69917°E / 29.26694; 52.69917
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For the administrative divisions, see Tasuj District and Tasuj Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Tasuj.

Tasuj
Persian: طسوج
City
Tasuj is located in Iran
Tasuj
Tasuj
Coordinates: 29°16′01″N 52°41′57″E / 29.26694°N 52.69917°E / 29.26694; 52.69917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyKavar
DistrictTasuj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,555
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tasuj (Persian: طسوج)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Tasuj District of Kavar County, Fars province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Tasuj Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 5,814 in 1,243 households, when it was a village in Tasuj Rural District of the former Kavar District of Shiraz County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,136 people in 1,249 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kavar County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,555 people in 1,141 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Tasuj was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Ţasūj and Tasooj; also known as Tasūch[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2023). "Tasuj, Kavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Tasuj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087189" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (22 November 2010). "Four changes in the map of country divisions: Kavar County is formed in Fars province". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Tasuj village, the center of Tasuj District in Kavar County in Fars province, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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