Taft County
Persian: شهرستان تفت | |
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![]() Location of Taft County in Yazd province (center, purple) | |
![]() Location of Yazd province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 31°25′N 53°45′E / 31.417°N 53.750°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Yazd |
Capital | Taft |
Districts | Central, Garizat, Nir |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 43,893 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Taft County (Persian: شهرستان تفت) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Taft.[3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 45,357 in 13,747 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 45,145 people in 14,325 households,[5] by which time Garizat Rural District and Kahduiyeh Rural District had been separated from Nir District in the establishment of Garizat District.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 43,893 in 14,659 households.[2]
After the census, the village of Bakh was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
Taft County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 30,826 | 31,368 | 32,454 |
Aliabad RD | 2,473 | 2,349 | 1,970 |
Dehshir RD | 3,173 | 2,567 | 2,855 |
Nasrabad RD | 3,821 | 5,142 | 3,628 |
Pishkuh RD | 4,310 | 4,284 | 4,492 |
Shirkuh RD | 1,720 | 1,309 | 1,045 |
Taft (city) | 15,329 | 15,717 | 18,464 |
Garizat District | 6,599 | 4,814 | |
Garizat RD | 5,550 | 3,933 | |
Kahduiyeh RD | 1,049 | 881 | |
Bakh (city)[a] | |||
Nir District | 14,531 | 7,178 | 6,625 |
Banadkuk RD | 2,010 | 1,881 | 1,500 |
Garizat RD | 5,558 | ||
Kahduiyeh RD | 1,133 | ||
Sakhvid RD | 1,747 | 1,766 | 1,420 |
Zardeyn RD | 2,516 | 1,911 | 1,965 |
Nir (city) | 1,567 | 1,620 | 1,740 |
Total | 45,357 | 45,145 | 43,893 |
RD = Rural District |