Simakan District (Persian: بخش سیمکان) is in Jahrom County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Duzeh.[3]

Simakan District
Persian: بخش سیمکان
Simakan District is located in Iran
Simakan District
Simakan District
Coordinates: 28°41′45″N 53°00′30″E / 28.69583°N 53.00833°E / 28.69583; 53.00833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyJahrom
CapitalDuzeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
17,560
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

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After the 2006 National Census, the village of Duzeh was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 16,973 in 3,781 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 16,655 people in 4,413 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 17,560 inhabitants in 5,183 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Simakan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Pol Beh Bala RD 6,718 5,908 6,033
Pol Beh Pain RD 5,028 5,069 5,044
Posht Par RD 5,227 4,791 5,135
Duzeh (city) 887 1,348
Total 16,973 16,655 17,560
RD = Rural District

See also

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  Iran portal

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2024). "Simakan District (Jahrom County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ "Four cities and two new counties will be created; with 20 changes in the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.