Isfahan County

Isfahan County
Persian: شهرستان اصفهان
County
Aerial view of the city of Isfahan and Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Aerial view of the city of Isfahan and Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Location of Isfahan County in Isfahan province (center, green)
Location of Isfahan County in Isfahan province (center, green)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°34′N 51°47′E / 32.567°N 51.783°E / 32.567; 51.783
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalIsfahan
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
2,243,249
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Isfahan County at GEOnet Names Server
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Isfahan County (Persian: شهرستان اصفهان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Isfahan.

History

The village of Qahjavarestan was converted to a city in 2007, and likewise the village of Ziar in 2012. The city of Isfahan annexed the city of Khvorasgan in 2015.

In 2021, five districts were separated from Isfahan County in the establishment of four new counties: Bon Rud District was renamed the Central District of Varzaneh County; Jarqavieh Olya and Jarqavieh Sofla Districts formed Jarqavieh County; Jolgeh District was renamed the Central District of Harand County; and Kuhpayeh District was renamed Tudeshk District in establishing Kuhpayeh County.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,963,315 in 543,688 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,174,172 people in 657,857 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 2,243,249 in 707,870 households.

Administrative divisions

Isfahan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Isfahan County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District1,860,6742,067,8212,130,970
Baraan-e Jonubi RD15,21015,43912,529
Baraan-e Shomali RD19,52119,33517,726
Jey RD17,54319,2103,619
Keraraj RD29,03233,80925,287
Mahmudabad RD15,20515,1760
Qahab-e Jonubi RD15,16913,3854,541
Qahab-e Shomali RD33,78428,62113,355
Baharestan (city)45,53861,64779,023
Isfahan (city)1,583,6091,756,1261,961,260
Khvorasgan (city)86,06397,167
Qahjavarestan (city)7,9069,712
Ziar (city)3,918
Bon Rud District26,28527,68729,718
Gavkhuni RD6,8337,2087,930
Rudasht-e Sharqi RD7,9468,5559,074
Varzaneh (city)11,50611,92412,714
Jarqavieh Olya District14,09913,83914,716
Jarqavieh Olya RD5,0264,9825,296
Ramsheh RD4,7314,5904,942
Hasanabad (city)4,3424,2674,478
Jarqavieh Sofla District20,97022,00322,891
Jarqavieh Sofla RD460523593
Jarqavieh Vosta RD6,2046,4526,477
Mohammadabad (city)4,3914,5495,032
Nasrabad (city)5,7516,1766,425
Nikabad (city)4,1644,3034,364
Jolgeh District19,52720,54721,257
Emamzadeh Abdol Aziz RD9,0199,3779,712
Rudasht RD586581560
Ezhiyeh (city)3,3093,4813,156
Harand (city)6,6137,1087,829
Kuhpayeh District21,76022,27523,676
Jabal RD1,9691,7202,333
Sistan RD1,2481,4371,076
Tudeshk RD3,7463,7983,371
Zefreh RD2,0481,8062,040
Kuhpayeh (city)4,4174,5875,518
Sejzi (city)4,3924,6985,063
Tudeshk (city)3,9404,2294,275
Total1,963,3152,174,1722,243,249
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Renamed the Central District of Varzaneh County
  2. ↑ Renamed the Central District of Jarqavieh County
  3. ↑ Renamed the Central District of Harand County
  4. ↑ Renamed Tudeshk District in Kuhpayeh County
  5. ↑ Annexed by the city of Isfahan
  6. ↑ Transferred to Varzaneh County and renamed the Central District after the 2016 census
  7. ↑ Renamed Gavkhuni-ye Shomali Rural District
  8. ↑ Transferred to Jarqavieh County after the 2016 census
  9. ↑ Transferred to Jarqavieh County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District
  10. ↑ Transferred to Harand County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District
  11. ↑ Transferred to Kuhpayeh County after the 2016 census and renamed Tudeshk District

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 November 2024). "دهستان جی, بخش مرکزی شهرستان اصفهان [Jey Rural District, Central District of Isfahan County], Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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