Tasuj District (Kavar County)

Not to be confused with Tasuj Rural District.

For the administrative division of Shabestar County in East Azerbaijan province, see Tasuj District. For the city, see Tasuj. For other places with a similar name, see Tasuj.

Tasuj District Persian: بخش طسوج
District
Tasuj District
Coordinates: 29°16′49″N 52°37′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Kavar
Capital	Tasuj
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	23,159
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

In 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]

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Tasuj was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 21,902 people in 5,411 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 23,159 in 6,080 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Tasuj District Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[5]	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

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 October 2024). "Tasuj District (Kavar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
2. 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.
3. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (22 November 2010). "Four changes in the map of country divisions: Kavar County is formed in Fars province". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
4. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017) [Approved 13 September 1396]. "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Tasuj village, the center of Tasuj District in Kavar County in Fars province, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 148509. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.