Farahan County Explained

Farahan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان فراهان
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranMarkazi-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Markazi province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Markazi
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Farmahin
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Khenejin
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:28994
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Farahan County (Persian: شهرستان فراهان) is in Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Farmahin.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Khenejin Rural District was separated from Komijan County, and Farahan District from Tafresh County, in the establishment of Farahan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Farmahin as its capital and only city at the time.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Talkh Ab was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Language

The majority of the county’s population are Persians who speak the Persian language.[4]

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 30,042 people in 9,535 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 28,994 in 9,744 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Farahan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
Central District 17,118 16,237
10,158 7,845
2,663 2,636
Farmahin (city) 4,297 5,756
Khenejin District 12,924 12,757
5,897 2,838
7,027 6,684
Khenejin (city) 3,235
Talkh Ab (city)
Total 30,042 28,994

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Farahan County . . 30 August 2023 . 30 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter of reforms and divisional changes in Markazi province . fa . SOLH . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003620/https://www.solh.ir/regulation/5/7807 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 19 January 2024 . 11 November 1388 . 19 January 2024.
  3. Web site: With the approval of the Board of Ministers, Talkh Ab village of Farahan County was recognized as Talkh Ab city . fa . Young Journalists Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830173711/https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6721209/تَلخاب-فراهان-شهر-شد . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rouhani . Hojjat al-Islam . 30 August 2023 . 14 November 2017 . 30 August 2023.
  4. https://www.icmr.ir/en/markazi-province/county/farahan
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.