Najafabad County Explained

Najafabad County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان نجف آباد
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:Najafabad
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Mehrdasht
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:319205
Coordinates:32.8833°N 52°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Najafabad County (Persian: شهرستان نجف آباد) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Najafabad.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Jowzdan was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 279,014 in 73,711 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 300,288 people in 87,481 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 319,205 in 98,513 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

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

Najafabad County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 254,672 274,393 293,275
9,098 3,300 3,248
7,579 9,753 11,666
921 321 405
Goldasht (city) 22,693 23,192 25,235
Jowzdan (city) 6,749 6,998
Kahriz Sang (city) 8,267 9,264 10,442
Najafabad (city) 206,114 221,814 235,281
Mehrdasht District 24,342 25,895 25,928
5,382 5,439 4,902
5,440 5,220 4,687
Alavijeh (city) 5,692 7,526 8,067
Dehaq (city) 7,828 7,710 8,272
Total 279,014 300,288 319,205

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Najafabad County . . 20 June 2023 . 20 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204010546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 4 February 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 4 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx . Excel . 19 October 2020.