Taft County
Persian: شهرستان تفت
County
Location of Taft County in Yazd province
Location of Taft County in Yazd province
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°25′N 53°45′E / 31.417°N 53.750°E / 31.417; 53.750[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceYazd
CapitalTaft
DistrictsCentral, Garizat, Nir
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total43,893
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Taft County (Persian: شهرستان تفت) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Taft.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 45,357 in 13,747 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 45,145 people in 14,325 households,[5] by which time Garizat Rural District and Kahduiyeh Rural District had been separated from Nir District in the establishment of Garizat District.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 43,893 in 14,659 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Taft County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, 10 rural districts, and two cities.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Bakh was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Taft County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District30,82631,36832,454
Aliabad RD2,4732,3491,970
Dehshir RD3,1732,5672,855
Nasrabad RD3,8215,1423,628
Pishkuh RD4,3104,2844,492
Shirkuh RD1,7201,3091,045
Taft (city)15,32915,71718,464
Garizat District6,5994,814
Garizat RD5,5503,933
Kahduiyeh RD1,049881
Bakh (city)1
Nir District14,5317,1786,625
Banadkuk RD2,0101,8811,500
Garizat RD5,558
Kahduiyeh RD1,133
Sakhvid RD1,7471,7661,420
Zardeyn RD2,5161,9111,965
Nir (city)1,5671,6201,740
Total45,35745,14543,893
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Taft 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. ↑ Davodi, Parviz (7 October 1387). "Approval letter regarding the establishment of Garizat District, centered on Bakh village, including Garizat and Kahduiyeh Rural Districts in Taft County, Yazd province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Bakh Municipality was established in Garizat, Taft". Khabar Farsi (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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