Band-e Amir, Fars

Band-e Amir (Persian: بندامير, also Romanized as Band-e Amīr and Bandāmir) is a village in, and the capital of, Band-e Amir Rural District of the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran.

Band-e Amir
Persian: شول
Village
Band-e Amir
Coordinates: 29°46′37″N 52°50′51″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyZarqan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictBand-e Amir
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,172
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,424 in 370 households, when it was in the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,346 people in 399 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,172 people in 360 households.

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Zarqan as its capital.

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