Administrative divisions of Iran

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The administrative divisions of Iran are arranged in four levels, the first level of which is the province (Persian : استان‌: ostān). Provinces are divided into counties (شهرستان: shahrestān); counties are divided into districts (بخش: bakhsh); and districts are divided into rural districts (دهستان: dehestān) and cities (شهر: shahr). Rural districts contain villages and other population points. One of the cities of the county is appointed as the capital (مرکز: markaz, or center) of the county. [1]

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Map of Iran's provinces

According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the figures are as follows, as of March 2016 (end of Iranian calendar 1394): [2]

EnglishPersian singularPersian pluralNumber
Provinces استان ostānاستان‌ها ostānhā31
Counties شهرستان shahrestānشهرستانها shahrestānhā429
Districts بخش bakhshبخشها bakhshhā1057
Rural Districts دهستان dehestānدهستانها dehestānhā2589
Citiesشهر shahrشهرها shahrhā1245

Guide

Map of Provinces, Capitals, and Counties of Iran Iran map.svg
Map of Provinces, Capitals, and Counties of Iran

The total population of a province is the total of its counties.

The total population of a county is the total of its districts.

The total population of a district is the total of its cities and rural districts.

To better understand these subdivisions, the following table for Sepidan County in Fars province (as it existed in 2006) is an example showing the hierarchy of a county's divisions:

Sepidan County (2006) [3]
Administrative divisionPop.
Central District 24,059
Khafri Rural District 4,035
Komehr Rural District 3,812
Ardakan (city)16,212
Beyza District [a] 36,694
Banesh Rural District 9,718
Beyza Rural District 13,761
Kushk-e Hezar Rural District 9,622
Beyza (city)3,593
Hamaijan District 27,048
Hamaijan Rural District 15,449
Shesh Pir Rural District 8,197
Sornabad Rural District 3,402
Total87,801
Administrative divisions of Iran in 1956 Iran provinces and counties 1956 English.svg
Administrative divisions of Iran in 1956

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Transferred to Beyza County after the 2016 census [4]

References and notes

  1. ↑ Hashemi, Akbar (15 April 1362). "Law on definitions and rules of national divisions". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Islamic Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Geo 94" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 7 October 2018]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Sepidan County of Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 154640. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023– via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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