Kazerun County () is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kazerun.

History After the 2006 National Census, the city of Khesht and other parts were separated from Khesht and Kamaraj District in the formation of Khesht District, which was divided into Buraki and Emamzadeh Mohammad Rural Districts.

In 2018, Kuhmareh and Somghan Rural Districts, and the cities of Nowdan and Qaemiyeh, were separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhchenar County. Anarestan Rural District was transferred from Chenar Shahijan District, and Dasht-e Barm Rural District from Kuhmareh District, to the Central District.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 258,097, in 58,036 households. The following census in 2011 counted 254,704 people in 67,262 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 266,217 in 76,227 households.

Administrative divisions

Kazerun County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

+ Kazerun County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 128,945 133,860 142,057 Anarestan RD Balyan RD 17,089 17,468 17,476 Dasht-e Barm RD Deris RD 20,503 20,818 21,785 Shapur RD 6,759 5,889 6,113 Kazerun (city) 84,594 89,685 96,683 Chenar Shahijan District 42,975 43,399 45,638 Anarestan RD 11,070 9,610 9,628 Somghan RD 8,171 8,434 9,092 Qaemiyeh (city) 23,734 25,355 26,918 Jereh and Baladeh District 37,315 34,234 35,524 Dadin RD 8,556 6,962 7,341 Famur RD 9,873 8,658 8,220 Jereh RD 14,950 14,371 13,991 Valashahr (city) 3,936 4,243 5,972 Khesht District 14,528 15,275 Buraki RD 3,368 3,685 Emamzadeh Mohammad RD 2,052 1,991 Khesht (city) 9,108 9,599 Konartakhteh and Kamaraj District 30,227 10,717 11,273 Kamaraj RD 4,528 4,171 4,406 Konartakhteh RD 8,677 1,068 786 Khesht (city) 10,332 Konartakhteh (city) 6,690 5,478 6,081 Kuhmareh District 18,635 17,156 16,079 Dasht-e Barm RD 6,690 5,941 6,135 Kuhmareh RD 9,356 8,641 7,052 Nowdan (city) 2,589 2,574 2,892 Total 258,097 254,704 266,217

Geography Kazerun County is bounded by Shiraz County from the east, Kuhchenar County from the north, Bushehr province from the west and south, and Farashband County from the southeast.

Universities and higher education In Kazerun, the two top universities in Kazerun are ranked based on reputation, research performance and alumni impact.

1. Salman Farsi University of Kazerun

2. Islamic Azad University, Kazerun

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