Yazd County Explained
Yazd County should not be confused with Yazd province.
| Yazd County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان یزد |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranYazd-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Yazd province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yazd |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Yazd |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Zarach |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 656474 |
| Coordinates: | 31.9333°N 84°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Yazd County (Persian: شهرستان یزد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Yazd.[2]
History
In February 2023, Akramabad District was formed in the county and divided into Akramabad and Dehnow Rural Districts. Zarach District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarach County.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 515,044 in 138,108 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 582,682 people in 168,458 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 656,474 in 195,134 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Yazd County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Yazd County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 499,808 | 564,125 | 635,687 |
| 22,659 | 22,708 | 34,511 |
| 12,158 | 1,266 | 1,401 |
| Hamidiya (city) | 27,611 | 37,428 | 51,793 |
| Shahediyeh (city) | 14,374 | 16,571 | 18,309 |
| Yazd (city) | 423,006 | 486,152 | 529,673 |
| Akramabad District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Zarach District | 15,236 | 18,557 | 20,786 |
| 3,475 | 4,991 | 5,908 |
| 1,782 | 2,813 | 3,187 |
| Zarach (city) | 9,979 | 10,753 | 11,691 |
| Total | 515,044 | 582,682 | 656,474 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Yazd 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 country divisions of Yazd County . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212165143/https://dotic.ir/news/13777 . 12 February 2023 . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . 23 February 1401 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . fa . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 18 December 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.
