Khur and Biabanak County

Khur and Biabanak County (Persian: شهرستان خور و بیابانک, Shahrestān Khur va Biābānak) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khur.

For the city, see Khur. For the administrative division, see Biabanak Rural District.

Khur and Biabanak County
Persian: شهرستان خور و بیابانک
County
Location of Khur and Biabanak County in Isfahan province (right, purple)
Location of Khur and Biabanak County in Isfahan province (right, purple)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°40′32″N 54°46′00″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalKhur
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total19,761
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Khur and Biabanak District of Nain County) was 17,488 in 4,924 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 17,793 people in 5,412 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to become Khur and Biabanak County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 19,761 in 6,420 households.[2] Khur and Biabanak County have the smallest population of Iran's mainland counties. (Abumusa County, consisting of islands in the Persian Gulf, has a smaller population).[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Khur and Biabanak County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District17,48817,79319,761
Biabanak Rural District4,7102,0352,528
Jandaq Rural District208174173
Nakhlestan Rural District2,3961,8892,662
Farrokhi (city)2,5022,968
Jandaq (city)3,9584,4724,665
Khur (city)6,2166,7216,765
Total17,48817,79319,761
1As a part of Nain County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 June 2023). "Khur and Biabanak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 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. 10. 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. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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