Baft County

Baft County (Persian: شهرستان بافت) is in Kerman province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Baft. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 138,847, in 32,262 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 75,940 people in 21,195 households, by which time Arzuiyeh District and Dehsard Rural District had been separated from the county to form Arzuiyeh County, and Rabor District separated to become Rabor County.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 84,103 in 26,543 households.[3]

Baft County
شهرستان بافت
County
Location of Baft County in Kerman province
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°10′N 56°30′E
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalBaft
DistrictsCentral, Khabar
Population
 (2016)
 • Total84,103
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Baft County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206651" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

The elevation of Baft County is 2,280 to 2,315m. Baft is one of highest counties in Iran and some areas have elevations reaching 2,800m. There are high mountains in Baft, some over 4,300m.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Baft County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, six rural districts, and two cities.[3]

Baft County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District68,27059,11267,520
Bezenjan Rural District6,2797,8349,959
Dashtab Rural District5,170
Dehsard Rural District13,527
Fathabad Rural District3,3433,6134,581
Gughar Rural District3,2125,6047,264
Khabar Rural District4,842
Kiskan Rural District2,4724,9206,682
Baft (city)35,00833,10734,517
Bezenjan (city)4,4174,0344,517
Arzuiyeh District136,859
Arzuiyeh Rural District13,656
Soghan Rural District9,749
Vakilabad Rural District7,786
Arzuiyeh (city)5,668
Khabar District15,90216,012
Dashtab Rural District9,0799,730
Khabar Rural District6,8236,282
Rabor District233,718
Hanza Rural District6,193
Javaran Rural District5,068
Rabor Rural District4,562
Siyah Banuiyeh Rural District5,509
Rabor (city)12,386
Total138,84775,94084,103
1Became a part of Arzuiyeh County
2Became a part of Rabor County
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References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
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