Tasuj District (Kavar County)

Coordinates: 29°16′49″N 52°37′19″E / 29.28028°N 52.62194°E / 29.28028; 52.62194
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Tasuj District
Persian: بخش طسوج
Tasuj District is located in Iran
Tasuj District
Tasuj District
Coordinates: 29°16′49″N 52°37′19″E / 29.28028°N 52.62194°E / 29.28028; 52.62194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyKavar
CapitalTasuj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,159
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tasuj District (Persian: بخش طسوج) is in Kavar County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tasuj.[3]

In November 2010, Kavar District was separated from Shiraz County in the establishment of Kavar County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kavar as its capital and only city at the time.[3]

The National Census in 2011 counted 21,902 people in 5,411 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 23,159 inhabitants in 6,080 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Tasuj was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

Tasuj District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[4] 2016[2]
Fathabad RD 10,843 11,960
Tasuj RD 11,059 11,199
Tasuj (city)[a]
Total 21,902 23,159
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2023). "Tasuj District (Kavar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.