Rafsanjan County Explained
| Rafsanjan County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان رفسنجان |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKerman-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Kerman province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerman |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Rafsanjan |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Ferdows |
| P3: | Koshkuiyeh |
| P4: | Nuq |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 311214 |
| Coordinates: | 30.5833°N 114°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Rafsanjan County (Persian: شهرستان رفسنجان) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rafsanjan.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Anar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Anar County, with the city of Anar as its capital.[3] The village of Ferdowsiyeh was elevated to the status of the city of Safayyeh.[4] After the 2016 census, the village of Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh was elevated to the status of a city.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 291,417, in 71,830 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 287,921 people in 76,797 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 311,214 in 91,511 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Rafsanjan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Rafsanjan County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 211,495 | 237,265 | 255,377 |
| 11,930 | 13,683 | 14,427 |
| 2,493 | 3,176 | 4,461 |
| 14,919 | 18,350 | 20,182 |
| 10,110 | 10,545 | 12,114 |
| 1,749 | 2,202 | 1,966 |
| 17,430 | 21,646 | 23,869 |
| 7,512 | 8,552 | 8,766 |
| 513 | 1,285 | 1,716 |
| Mes-e Sarcheshmeh (city) | 8,451 | 6,406 | 5,967 |
| Rafsanjan (city) | 136,388 | 151,420 | 161,909 |
| Anar District | 31,554 | | |
| 8,325 | | |
| 6,394 | | |
| Aminshahr (city) | 4,044 | | |
| Anar (city) | 12,791 | | |
| Ferdows District | 14,959 | 15,818 | 19,020 |
| 6,889 | 5,517 | 5,874 |
| 8,070 | 8,068 | 10,668 |
| Safayyeh (city) | | 2,233 | 2,478 |
| Koshkuiyeh District | 22,048 | 20,587 | 22,133 |
| 5,995 | 5,325 | 5,969 |
| 1,374 | 1,012 | 1,420 |
| 8,529 | 7,640 | 7,100 |
| Koshkuiyeh (city) | 6,150 | 6,610 | 7,644 |
| Nuq District | 11,361 | 12,641 | 13,955 |
| 6,956 | 8,113 | 8,690 |
| Bahreman (city) | 4,405 | 4,528 | 5,265 |
| Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh (city) | | | |
| Total | 291,417 | 287,921 | 311,214 |
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Notable people
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was born in the city of Bahreman.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rafsanjan County . . 25 May 2024 . 25 May 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130210435/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113033 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 30 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 30 January 2024.
- Web site: Anar County was added to the country . fa . Tabnak . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014175513/http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=50964 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Davoudi . Parviz . 14 October 2013 . 17 June 2009 . 5 November 2023.
- Web site: The village of Ferdowsiyeh, the center of Ferdows District of Rafsanjan County in Kerman province, is recognized as the city of Safayyeh . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703194637/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/123068 . Ministry of Interior . Davoodi . Parviz . 3 July 2023 . 23 January 2018 . 3 July 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh village, located in Bahreman Rural District, Nuq District, Rafsanjan County, Kerman province, to a city . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426013507/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264385 . Ministry of Interior . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 26 April 2019 . 12 December 2017 . 3 July 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
- Web site: Iran Report: May 9, 2005. Radio Free Europe. 9 May 2005. 31 May 2013.
