Isfahan County should not be confused with Isfahan province.
| Isfahan County | |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان اصفهان |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranEsfahan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Isfahan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Isfahan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Isfahan |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2243249 |
| Coordinates: | 32.5667°N 98°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Isfahan County (Persian: شهرستان اصفهان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Isfahan.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Qahjavarestan was elevated to the status of a city. After the 2011 census, the city of Khvorasgan became District 15 of the city of Isfahan.[3] The village of Ziar rose to the level of a city.
Five districts were separated from Isfahan County in 2021: Bon Rud District became Varzaneh County;[4] Jarqavieh Olya and Jarqavieh Sofla Districts formed Jarqavieh County;[5] Jolgeh District became Harand County;[4] and Kuhpayeh District formed Kuhpayeh County.[6]
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,963,315 in 543,688 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,174,172 people in 657,857 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 2,243,249 in 707,870 households.[9]
Isfahan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 1,860,674 | 2,067,821 | 2,130,970 | |
| 15,210 | 15,439 | 12,529 | ||
| 19,521 | 19,335 | 17,726 | ||
| 17,543 | 19,210 | 3,619 | ||
| 29,032 | 33,809 | 25,287 | ||
| 15,205 | 15,176 | 0 | ||
| 15,169 | 13,385 | 4,541 | ||
| 33,784 | 28,621 | 13,355 | ||
| Baharestan (city) | 45,538 | 61,647 | 79,023 | |
| Isfahan (city) | 1,583,609 | 1,756,126 | 1,961,260 | |
| Khvorasgan (city) | 86,063 | 97,167 | ||
| Qahjavarestan (city) | 7,906 | 9,712 | ||
| Ziar (city) | 3,918 | |||
| Bon Rud District | 26,285 | 27,687 | 29,718 | |
| 6,833 | 7,208 | 7,930 | ||
| 7,946 | 8,555 | 9,074 | ||
| Varzaneh (city) | 11,506 | 11,924 | 12,714 | |
| Jarqavieh Olya District | 14,099 | 13,839 | 14,716 | |
| 5,026 | 4,982 | 5,296 | ||
| 4,731 | 4,590 | 4,942 | ||
| Hasanabad (city) | 4,342 | 4,267 | 4,478 | |
| Jarqavieh Sofla District | 20,970 | 22,003 | 22,891 | |
| 460 | 523 | 593 | ||
| 6,204 | 6,452 | 6,477 | ||
| Mohammadabad (city) | 4,391 | 4,549 | 5,032 | |
| Nasrabad (city) | 5,751 | 6,176 | 6,425 | |
| Nikabad (city) | 4,164 | 4,303 | 4,364 | |
| Jolgeh District | 19,527 | 20,547 | 21,257 | |
| 9,019 | 9,377 | 9,712 | ||
| 586 | 581 | 560 | ||
| Ezhiyeh (city) | 3,309 | 3,481 | 3,156 | |
| Harand (city) | 6,613 | 7,108 | 7,829 | |
| Kuhpayeh District | 21,760 | 22,275 | 23,676 | |
| 1,969 | 1,720 | 2,333 | ||
| 1,248 | 1,437 | 1,076 | ||
| 3,746 | 3,798 | 3,371 | ||
| 2,048 | 1,806 | 2,040 | ||
| Kuhpayeh (city) | 4,417 | 4,587 | 5,518 | |
| Sejzi (city) | 4,392 | 4,698 | 5,063 | |
| Tudeshk (city) | 3,940 | 4,229 | 4,275 | |
| Total | 1,963,315 | 2,174,172 | 2,243,249 | |