Meybod County
Persian: شهرستان میبد
County
A large dovecote in Meybod
A large dovecote in Meybod
Location of Meybod County in Yazd province
Location of Meybod County in Yazd province
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°57′N 53°43′E / 31.950°N 53.717°E / 31.950; 53.717[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceYazd
CapitalMeybod
DistrictsCentral, Bafruiyeh, Nadushan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total99,727
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Meybod County (Persian: شهرستان میبد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meybod.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 70,728 in 19,076 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 82,840 people in 23,300 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 99,727 in 29,684 households,[2] by which time Nadushan Rural District and the city of Nadushan had been separated from Khezrabad District of Ashkezar County in the establishment of Nadushan District. At the same time, Bafruiyeh Rural District and the city of Bafruiyeh had been separated from the Central District in the establishment of Bafruiyeh District.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Meybod County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District70,72882,84085,771
Bafruiyeh RD8,3993,866
Shohada RD4,0345,5815,059
Bafruiyeh (city)6,486
Meybod (city)58,29566,90780,712
Bafruiyeh District10,837
Bafruiyeh RD3,197
Dareyn RD701
Bafruiyeh (city)6,939
Nadushan District3,119
Nadushan RD1216
Sadrabad RD552
Nadushan (city)12,351
Total70,72882,84099,727
RD: Rural District
1Transferred from Ashkezar County[6]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Meybod County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (30 May 1369). "Details of divisions subject to the law of conversion of Asadabad, Meybod, Mobarakeh to the county and the division of Aghajari District into Omidiyeh and Aghajari Districts". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammadreza (13 January 2013). "With some changes in the geography map of the two provinces: Four new cities were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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