Taftan County

Taftan County

Persian: شهرستان تفتان
Taftan County Persian: شهرستان تفتان
County
	Location of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
	Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 28°20′01″N 60°38′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
Capital	Nukabad
Districts	Central, Gowhar Kuh, Nazil
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	44,176
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Taftan County (Persian: شهرستان تفتان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nukabad.[3]

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 38,372 in 8,436 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 36,506 people in 8,678 households.[5] At the 2016 census, there were 44,176 people in 12,601 households.[2]

In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County, elevated to the status of Taftan County, and divided into three districts, with the city of Nukabad as its only city and capital of the new county.[3]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Taftan County's administrative divisions (as Nukabad District of Khash County) over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table.

Taftan County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	18,699	18,788	23,001
Eskelabad Rural District	6,527	6,295	6,015
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District	9,351	9,300	11,725
Nukabad (city)	2,821	3,193	5,261
Gowhar Kuh District	9,100	8,383	10,078
Gowhar Kuh Rural District	9,100	8,383	10,078
Shirabad Rural District
Nazil District	10,573	9,335	11,097
Chah-e Ahmad Rural District
Nazil Rural District	10,573	9,335	11,097
Total	38,372	36,506	44,176
¹As a part of Khash County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Taftan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Raisi, Elham (23 December 2018). "Creation of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Taftan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Taftan-3] Raisi, Elham (23 December 2018). "Creation of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.