Juyom County

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Juyom County
Persian: شهرستان جویم
Location of Juyom County in Fars province (bottom center, purple)
Location of Juyom County in Fars province (bottom center, purple)
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°12′N 53°42′E / 28.200°N 53.700°E / 28.200; 53.700[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalJuyom
DistrictsCentral, Harm
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Juyom County (Persian: شهرستان جویم) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Juyom,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 8,010 in 2,434 households.[3]

History

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After the 2016 census, Juyom District was separated from Larestan County[a] in the establishment of Juyom County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Juyom as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

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Administrative divisions

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Juyom County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Juyom County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Chaghan RD
Juyom RD
Juyom (city)
Harm District
Harm RD
Karyan RD
RD = Rural District

Geography

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Juyom Rural District is the richest part of the county in terms of water abundance. The largest seasonal lake of the province (with an area of 130 square kilometers) known as Pyramid Lake is located here.

There are a total of 37 large and small springs in this section, the largest of which is called Sarcheshmeh, with a flow rate of 250 liters per second. Thirty-six aqueducts with a total length of 80 km irrigate agricultural fields and orchards. Over 200 agricultural wells and dozens of dolab wells have been identified in this sector.

The 200-meter waterfalls of Rahmatabad, 20 kilometers north of Joyom, are the only waterfalls in this county.[5]

See also

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Media related to Juyom County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly Lar County[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 October 2024). "Juyom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 25 December 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Larestan County, Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Subject Letter 69863. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  3. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 [Approved 7 October 1398]. Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
  5. ^ Piety, God's Dignity. Joyum Negin Sabz Department of Larestan. 2003, pp. 11 and 12