Estahban County
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Estahban County is a county
in Fars Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Estahban
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 66,391, in 16,606 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
): the Central District
and Roniz District
. The county has three cities: Estahban
, Ij, and Roniz
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Fars Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Estahban
Estahban
Estahban is a city in and the capital of Estahban County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 33,101, in 8,714 families.Estahban is known to be the birth place of Cyrus the Great and Ardashir I....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 66,391, in 16,606 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
): the Central District
Central District (Estahban County)
The Central District of Estahban County is a district in Estahban County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,582, in 11,141 families. The District has two cities: Estahban and Ij....
and Roniz District
Roniz District
Roniz District is a district in Estahban County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,809, in 5,465 families. The District has one city: Roniz....
. The county has three cities: Estahban
Estahban
Estahban is a city in and the capital of Estahban County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 33,101, in 8,714 families.Estahban is known to be the birth place of Cyrus the Great and Ardashir I....
, Ij, and Roniz
Roniz
Roniz is a city in and the capital of Roniz District, in Estahban County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,991, in 1,466 families....
.