Farsan County Explained
Farsan County |
Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان فارسان |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Farsan |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Babaheydar |
P3: | Junqan |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 95286 |
Coordinates: | 32.2167°N 85°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Farsan County (Persian: شهرستان فارسان) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Farsan.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Mizdej-e Sofla Rural District and the city of Junqan were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Junqan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Junqan Rural District.[3] In addition, the village of Pardanjan became a city,[4] and Babaheydar District was established and divided into Sarab-e Olya and Sarab-e Sofla Rural Districts.
After the 2011 census, the city of Babaheydar was transferred from the Central District to Babaheydar District, and the villages of Cholicheh and Gujan rose to city status.[5] After the 2016 census, the village of Filabad was also elevated to the status of a city.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 90,111 in 19,878 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 93,941 people in 24,747 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 95,286, in 26,914 households.[9]
Administrative divisions
Farsan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Farsan County PopulationAdministrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Central District | 90,111 | 50,005 | 41,493 |
| 14,366 | 10,893 | 4,810 |
Mizdej-e Sofla RD | 23,944 | | |
Babaheydar (city) | 10,922 | 11,099 | |
Farsan (city) | 26,219 | 28,013 | 30,504 |
Gujan (city) | | | 6,179 |
Junqan (city) | 14,660 | | |
Babaheydar District | | 8,770 | 18,917 |
| | 1,623 | 1,302 |
| | 7,147 | 6,413 |
Babaheydar (city) | | | 11,202 |
Filabad (city) | | | |
Junqan District | | 35,166 | 34,876 |
| | 1,225 | 2,750 |
| | 11,053 | 4,049 |
Cholicheh (city) | | | 4,945 |
Junqan (city) | | 14,800 | 14,433 |
Pardanjan (city) | | 8,088 | 8,699 |
Total | 90,111 | 93,941 | 95,286 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Farsan County . . 1 April 2023 . 1 April 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, centered in the city of Shahrekord . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921131135/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113039 . 21 September 2016 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 21 June 1369 . 2 December 2023.
- Web site: Arzuiyeh County was added to the map of country divisions, with some changes in the geography of the country . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827234657/https://dolat.ir/detail/200189 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 27 August 2018 . 9 April 2011 . 24 June 2023.
- Web site: With some changes in the geography of the country: Four new cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province were added to the national division map . fa . Dolat . https://web.archive.org/web/20170228075432/https://dolat.ir/detail/199779 . 28 February 2017 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohmmad Reza . 2 December 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20130331023234/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826954 . 31 March 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 12 October 2013 . 2 April 2023.
- Web site: Deputy Governor of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari: Filabad, Farsan County, became a city . fa . Ostan-CHB . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401180715/https://ostan-chb.ir/news/31609 . 1 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior . Heydari . Gholam Ali . 9 December 2017. 1 April 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx . Excel . 24 May 2019.