Faryab County

Faryab County (Persian: شهرستان فاریاب) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Faryab.

Faryab County
Persian: شهرستان فاریاب
County
Location of Faryab County in Kerman province (lower center, purple)
Location of Faryab County in Kerman province (lower center, purple)
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°12′N 57°20′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalFaryab
DistrictsCentral, Hur
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total34,000
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Faryab District of Kahnuj County) was 31,605 in 6,751 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 34,417 people in 8,553 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Faryab County.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 34,000 in 9,817 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Faryab County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District16,68518,94916,952
Golashkerd Rural District5,3535,5135,205
Mehruiyeh Rural District6,8247,4116,884
Faryab (city)4,5086,0254,863
Hur District14,92015,46817,048
Hur Rural District14,92011,96413,062
Zahmakan Rural District3,5043,986
Hur-e Pa Sefid (city)2
Total31,60534,41734,000
1As a part of Kahnuj County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 June 2023). "Faryab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. 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. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (8 February 2011). "Faryab County was added to the map of country divisions". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. "The members of the board of directors of the new Hur-e Pa Sefid city council were elected". Khabar Farsi (in Persian). Makran. 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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