Baft Explained
| Baft |
| Native Name: | Persian: بافت |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerman |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baft |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 2280 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 34517 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Area Code: | 0347422 |
Baft (Persian: بافت) is a city in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It is 155km (96miles) southwest of Kerman. Baft has an elevation of about 2280m (7,480feet).
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 35,008 in 8,265 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 33,107 people in 8,473 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 34,517 people in 10,035 households.[5]
Khabr National Park
Baft is one of the natural areas in Iran. Within its locale is the Khabr National Park, which has been submitted by Iran as a UNESCO world heritage site.[6] Khabr National Park has a rich flora (about 750 species) and about 120 endemic species.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Baft, Baft County . . 25 June 2023 . 25 June 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130210435/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113033 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 30 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 30 January 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2007) Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge, web page, online at https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5219/, visited 2015-03-28
