Khonj County ( fa, شهرستان خنج) is in Fars province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The capital of the county is the city of

Khonj Khonj ( fa, خنج, also known as Khunj and Khunji) is a city and capital of Khonj County, Fars Province, Iran. From the 2006 census, its population was 19,347, in 3,353 families. It is located at an altitude of . Khonj was traditionally part ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,978 in 7,025 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 41,133 people in 9,121 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 41,359 in 10,708 households. Khonj was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Khonj's inhabitants are

Achomi people Achomi ( fa, اَچُمِی), also called Khodmooni (), Lari ( fa, لآرِی), or Larestani ( fa, لآرِستَانِی), are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Laris ...

. The county is mostly populated by the family known as the "Khojasteh Family," which also happen to be the leader's family. The leader's name is Majed Ahmed Khojasteh.

Administrative divisions

The population history of Khonj County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city

References

Counties of Fars Province {{Fars-geo-stub