Fahraj County

Fahraj County (Persian: شهرستان فهرج) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fahraj.

Fahraj County
Persian: شهرستان فهرج
County
Location of Fahraj County in Kerman province
Location of Fahraj County in Kerman province
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°10′N 59°09′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalFahraj
DistrictsCentral, Negin Kavir
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total67,096
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Fahraj District and Chahdegal Rural District of Bam County) was 41,291 in 9,568 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 68,038 people in 17,521 households, by which time Fahraj District and Chahdegal Rural District had been separated from the county to form Fahraj County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 67,096 in 17,195 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Fahraj County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.[2]

Fahraj County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District23,44239,87139,820
Borj-e Akram Rural District9,46515,15019,165
Fahraj Rural District7,87212,78213,779
Fahraj (city)6,10511,9396,876
Negin Kavir District17,84927,35726,922
Chahdegal Rural District17,8494,5242,830
Negin Kavir Rural District22,83324,092
Dehnow-e Eslamabad (city)2
Total41,29168,03867,096
1As a part of Bam County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 June 2023). "Fahraj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (19 October 2019). "The village of Dehnow-e Eslamabad, Fahraj County, became a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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