Taftan County Explained

Taftan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان تفتان
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Nukabad
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Gowhar Kuh
P3:Nazil
Coordinates:28.3336°N 60.6333°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Taftan County (Persian: شهرستان تفتان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nukabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 5,261 people in 1,370 households.[3]

History

In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Taftan County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Taftan County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Eskelabad RD
Taftan-e Jonubi RD
Nukabad (city)
Gowhar Kuh District
Gowhar Kuh RD
Shirabad RD
Nazil District
Chah-e Ahmad RD
Nazil RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Taftan County . . 20 April 2023 . 20 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124163452/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1392509 . 24 January 2020 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 13 September 2018 . 30 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.