Bid Shahr Rural District

Bid Shahr Rural District (Persian: دهستان بیدشهر) is in Bid Shahr District of Evaz County, Fars province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Kureh.

Bid Shahr Rural District
Persian: دهستان بیدشهر
Bid Shahr Rural District
Coordinates: 27°56′49″N 53°38′23″E
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyEvaz
DistrictBid Shahr
CapitalKureh
Population
 (2016)
  Total14,861
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Evaz District of Larestan County) was 13,111 in 2,579 households. There were 16,387 inhabitants in 3,852 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 14,861 in 4,083 households. The most populous of its 56 villages was Bid Shahr, with 4,447 people.

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Evaz County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Evaz as its capital. The village of Kureh was elevated to the status of a city within the newly established Bid Shahr District.

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