Borkhar County

Borkhar County (Persian: شهرستان برخوار) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dowlatabad. The county was created from the division of Borkhar and Meymeh County into Borkhar County and Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County in October 2014.[3]

For other places with a similar name, see Borkhar.

Borkhar County
Persian: شهرستان برخوار
County
Location of Borkhar County in Isfahan province (center, pink)
Location of Borkhar County in Isfahan province (center, pink)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°00′N 51°45′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalDowlatabad
DistrictsCentral, Habibabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total122,419
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the population of the former Borkhar District within the predecessor county was 95,389 in 24,739 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 108,933 people in 31,562 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to become Borkhar County.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 122,419 in 37,623 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Borkhar County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District78,48785,29397,678
Borkhar-e Markazi Rural District8,7213,8214,271
Sin Rural District5,20538
Dastgerd (city)15,52416,84817,775
Dowlatabad (city)33,94137,09840,945
Khvorzuq (city)20,30122,32129,154
Sin (city)5,495
Habibabad District16,90223,64024,741
Borkhar-e Sharqi Rural District3,4293,6704,138
Shapurabad Rural District16897
Habibabad (city)9,0789,4449,491
Komeshcheh (city)4,3954,8715,100
Shapurabad (city)5,4875,915
Total95,389108,933122,419
1As a part of the former Borkhar and Meymeh County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 June 2023). "Borkhar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (9 October 2014). "Approval letter of the ministers of the political-defense commission of the government delegation regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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