Taft County Explained
| Taft County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان تفت |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranYazd-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Yazd province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yazd |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Taft |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Garizat |
| P3: | Nir |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 43893 |
| Coordinates: | 31.4167°N 98°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Taft County (Persian: شهرستان تفت) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Taft.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Garizat and Kahduiyeh Rural Districts were separated from Nir District in the establishment of Garizat District.[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Bakh was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 45,357 in 13,747 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 45,145 people in 14,325 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 43,893 in 14,659 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Taft County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Taft County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 30,826 | 31,368 | 32,454 |
| 2,473 | 2,349 | 1,970 |
| 3,173 | 2,567 | 2,855 |
| 3,821 | 5,142 | 3,628 |
| 4,310 | 4,284 | 4,492 |
| 1,720 | 1,309 | 1,045 |
| Taft (city) | 15,329 | 15,717 | 18,464 |
| Garizat District | | 6,599 | 4,814 |
| | 5,550 | 3,933 |
| | 1,049 | 881 |
| Bakh (city) | | | |
| Nir District | 14,531 | 7,178 | 6,625 |
| 2,010 | 1,881 | 1,500 |
| Garizat RD | 5,558 | | |
| Kahduiyeh RD | 1,133 | | |
| 1,747 | 1,766 | 1,420 |
| 2,516 | 1,911 | 1,965 |
| Nir (city) | 1,567 | 1,620 | 1,740 |
| Total | 45,357 | 45,145 | 43,893 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Taft County . . 6 April 2023 . 6 April 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218190847/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 18 December 2023 . 21 June 1369 . 18 December 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the establishment of Garizat District, centered on Bakh village, including Garizat and Kahduiyeh Rural Districts in Taft County, Yazd province . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195946/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135622 . 4 March 2016 . Islamic Parliament Research Center . fa . Davodi . Parviz . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 7 October 1387 . 2 March 2023.
- Web site: Bakh Municipality was established in Garizat, Taft . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126123638/https://khabarfarsi.com/u/82574301 . 26 November 2023 . Khabar Farsi . fa . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 20 February 2020 . 26 November 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085705/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180437/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118150108/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx . Excel . 18 November 2020.
