Parsian County

Parsian County

شهرستان پارسیان
Parsian County شهرستان پارسیان
County
	Location of Parsian County in Hormozgan province
	Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 27°05′N 53°20′E / 27.083°N 53.333°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
Capital	Parsian
Districts	2 (2006)
Population (2006)
• Total	37,369
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code	0764-(+98764)

Parsian County (Persian: شهرستان پارسیان, formerly Gavbandi County) is located in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Parsian. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,369, in 7,972 families.^[1] (The name of the county and its capital was changed from Gavbandi to Parsian in 2007.)^[2]

New Geographic Changes

Iranian Parliament has enacted a new law to separate Gavbandi County from Hormozgan Province and add to Fars Province. Joining Fars province will bring prosperity to this region. Recently, there have been some protests going on against this new law in Hormozgan province, since the new law will cut the direct access of Hormozgan to gas rich fields and industrial regions in nearby Bushehr province.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

Parsian County (2006)^[1]
Administrative Divisions	Pop.
Central District	18,041
Buchir Rural District	4,401
Mehregan Rural District	3,091
Parsian City	10,549
Kushk-e Nar District	19,328
Behdasht Rural District	11,557
Kushk-e Nar Rural District	7,771
Total Parsian County	37,369

Parsian County (2016)
Administrative Divisions	Pop.
Central District	38,030
Buchir Rural District	5,582
Mehregan Rural District	9,708
Dashti City	4,695
Parsian City	18,045
Kushk-e Nar District	12,566
Behdasht Rural District	4,465
Kushk-e Nar Rural District	4,841
Kushk-e Nar City	3,260
Total Parsian County	50,596