Zarqan

Zarqan () is a city in the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is served by Zarqan Airport.

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Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: DSC5665.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Azadi Park in Zarqan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fars
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zarqan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 32261
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST

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Population: 32261
Image: Zarqan2024-07-04 32.jpg

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male population: 16617
female population: 15644
Commons category: Zarqan

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Etymology
History
Climate
Demographics
Population
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==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,861 in 5,127 households, when it was capital of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County. The following census in 2011 counted 28,958 people in 8,112 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 32,261 people in 9,591 households.

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and Zarqan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.