Behabad County

Behabad County (Persian: شهرستان بهاباد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Behabad. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Behabad District of Bafq County) was 14,577 in 3,564 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 15,331 people in 4,523 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Behabad County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 17,221 in 5,380 households.[2]

For the city, see Behabad.

Behabad County
Persian: شهرستان بهاباد
County
Location of Behabad County in Yazd province
Location of Behabad County in Yazd province
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°00′N 56°05′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CapitalBehabad
DistrictsCentral, Asfyj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total17,221
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Administrative divisions

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

Behabad County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District10,98411,07413,392
Jolgeh Rural District3,7853,4224,160
Behabad (city)7,1997,6529,232
Asfyj District3,5934,2573,829
Asfyj Rural District2,0702,1272,064
Banestan Rural District1,5232,1301,765
Total14,57715,33117,221
1As a part of Bafq County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Central District (Behabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. "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. "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.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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