Band-e Amir, Fars
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Band-e Amir
Persian: شول | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Band Amir plain | |
  Band-e Amir | |
| Coordinates: 29°46′25″N 52°50′41″E / 29.77361°N 52.84472°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Zarqan |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Band-e Amir |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,172 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Band-e Amir (Persian: بندامير)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Band-e Amir Rural District[4] of the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,424 in 370 households, when it was in the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,346 people in 399 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,172 people in 360 households.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7]
