Asir District

Not to be confused with Asir Rural District.

For the city, see Asir. For other places with a similar name, see Asir.

Asir District Persian: بخش اسیر
District
Asir District
Coordinates: 27°50′25″N 52°34′17″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Mohr
Capital	Asir
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	14,003
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Asir District (Persian: بخش اسیر) is in Mohr County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Asir.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Asir became a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 13,024 in 2,658 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 11,195 people in 2,740 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,003 inhabitants in 3,605 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Asir District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Asir RD	8,553	4,691	5,818
Dasht-e Laleh RD	4,471	4,324	5,143
Asir (city)		2,180	3,042
Total	13,024	11,195	14,003
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (8 October 2024). "Asir District (Mohr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 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. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 13 December 2013]. Divisional reforms and changes in Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.50861; Notification 39747/T31307K. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 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. 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. 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.