Evaz County

Evaz County
Persian: شهرستان اوز
County
Location of Evaz County in Fars province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Evaz County in Fars province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°55′N 53°50′E / 27.917°N 53.833°E / 27.917; 53.833
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CapitalEvaz
DistrictsCentral, Bid Shahr
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Evaz County (Persian: شهرستان اوز) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Evaz, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 19,987 in 5,273 households.

History

In 2018, Evaz District was separated from Larestan County in the establishment of Evaz County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Evaz as its capital. The villages of Bid Shahr and Kureh were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Language

The language spoken in Evaz originates from the ancient Persian dialect called Achomi (Avazi). The majority of the people in Evaz follow the religion Islam Sunni despite being the minority in Iran who follow this belief.

Administrative divisions

Evaz County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Evaz County Population
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Evaz RD
Fishvar RD
Evaz (city)
Bid Shahr District
Bid Shahr RD
Qalat RD
Bid Shahr (city)
Kureh (city)
RD = Rural District

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Evaz County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Lar County

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 October 2024). "Evaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 7 October 2018]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Larestan County, Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 208755. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  3. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 [Approved 28 December 2019]. Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
  5. ↑ Mokhbar, Mohammad (22 June 2024) [Approved 24 April 2024]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Bid Shahr village, Bid Shahr Rural District, Bid Shahr District, Evaz County, Fars province, into a city. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 17638/T59981H. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
  6. ↑ Fazli, Rahmani (18 July 2021). "The representative of the people of Larestan, Khonj, Gerash and Evaz in the parliament stated that Kureh was upgraded to a city". icana.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Khaneh Mellat News Agency.
  7. ↑ ADMIN (12 June 2015). "The Sunnis of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas". Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ↑ ADMIN (28 April 2014). "Crackdown on Persian Sunni students in Evaz (Fars/Larestan)". Retrieved 28 September 2020.