Bafq County
Persian: شهرستان بافق
County
Landscape in Bafq County
Landscape in Bafq County
Location of Bafq County in Yazd province
Location of Bafq County in Yazd province
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°39′N 55°27′E / 31.650°N 55.450°E / 31.650; 55.450[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceYazd
CapitalBafq
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total50,845
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Bafq County (Persian: شهرستان بافق) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bafq.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 51,507 in 13,307 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 41,876 people in 12,288 households,[5] by which time Behabad District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 50,845 in 15,156 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bafq County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows one district, three rural districts, and one city.[2]

Bafq County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District36,93041,87650,845
Kushk RD5531,119408
Mobarakeh RD3,8694,2583,602
Sabzdasht RD1,6412,6171,382
Bafq (city)30,86733,88245,453
Behabad District114,577
Asfyj RD2,070
Banestan RD1,523
Jolgeh RD3,785
Behabad (city)7,199
Total51,50741,87650,845
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Behabad County[6]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Bafq County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 21 June 1369. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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