Fanuj County Explained

Fanuj County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان فنوج
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Fanuj
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Kotij
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:49161
Coordinates:26.7289°N 59.5083°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Fanuj County (Persian: شهرستان فنوج) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fanuj.

History

After the 2011 National Census, Fanuj District was separated from Nik Shahr County in the establishment of Fanuj County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Fanuj as its capital and only city at the time.

After the 2016 census, the village of Kotij was elevated to the status of a city.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 census, the county's population was 49,161 in 12,604 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Fanuj County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Fanuj County Population
Administrative Divisions 2016
Central District 35,977
11,797
11,110
Fanuj (city) 13,070
Kotij District 13,184
7,271
5,913
Kotij (city)
Total 49,161

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Fanuj County . . 9 April 2023 . 9 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: The decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Kotij village, the center of Kotij District of Fanuj County, into a city was announced . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409190538/https://dotic.ir/news/1687 . Ministry of Interior . 9 April 2023 . 12 April 1397 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 9 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.