Fahraj County Explained

Fahraj County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان فهرج
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranKerman-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Kerman province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Fahraj
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Negin Kavir
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:67096
Coordinates:29.1667°N 68°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Fahraj County (Persian: شهرستان فهرج) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fahraj.[2]

History

In 2009, Fahraj District and Chahdegal Rural District were separated from Bam County in the establishment of Fahraj County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Fahraj as its capital and only city at the time.[2]

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Dehnow-e Eslamabad was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 68,038 people in 17,521 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 67,096 in 17,195 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Fahraj County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Fahraj County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
Central District 39,871 39,820
15,150 19,165
12,782 13,779
Fahraj (city) 11,939 6,876
Negin Kavir District 27,357 26,922
4,524 2,830
22,833 24,092
Dehnow-e Eslamabad (city)
Total 68,038 67,096

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Fahraj County . . 27 June 2023 . 27 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the creation of one county and two new cities . fa . Asr-e Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108195418/https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/76844/تصویب-ایجاد-يک-شهرستان-و-دو-شهر-جديد . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 8 November 2023 . 4 July 2009 . 8 November 2023.
  3. Web site: The village of Dehnow-e Eslamabad, Fahraj County, became a city . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627145028/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4750722/روستای-دهنو-اسلام-آباد-شهرستان-فهرج-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 27 June 2023 . 19 October 2019 . 27 June 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.