Farahan County

Farahan County

Persian: شهرستان فراهان
Farahan County Persian: شهرستان فراهان
County
	Location of Farahan County in Markazi province (center, pink)
	Location of Markazi province in Iran
	Coordinates: 34°38′N 49°39′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
Capital	Farmahin
Districts	Central, Khenejin
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	28,994
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Farahan County (Persian: شهرستان فراهان, Ŝahrestāne Farāhān) is in Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Farmahin.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Khenejin Rural District of Komijan County and the former Farahan District of Tafresh County) was 33,059 in 9,277 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 30,042 people in 9,535 households, by which time those administrative divisions had been separated from their respective counties in the establishment of Farahan County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 28,994 in 9,744 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Farahan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District¹	22,742	17,118	16,237
Farmahin Rural District	12,220	10,158	7,845
Feshk Rural District	6,956	2,663	2,636
Farmahin (city)	3,566	4,297	5,756
Khenejin District²	10,317	12,924	12,757
Khenejin Rural District	10,317	5,897	2,838
Talkh Ab Rural District		7,027	6,684
Khenejin (city)			3,235
Talkh Ab (city)³
Total	33,059	30,042	28,994
¹As Farahan District of Tafresh County at the 2006 census ²As Khenejin Rural District of Komijan County at the 2006 census ³Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2023). "Farahan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Rouhani, Hojjat al-Islam (14 November 2017). "With the approval of the Board of Ministers, Talkh Ab village of Farahan County was recognized as Talkh Ab city". Young Journalists Club (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2023). "Farahan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Talkh_Ab,_Markazi-5] Rouhani, Hojjat al-Islam (14 November 2017). "With the approval of the Board of Ministers, Talkh Ab village of Farahan County was recognized as Talkh Ab city". Young Journalists Club (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.