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Meybod County (Persian: شهرستان میبد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meybod.[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Bafruiyeh was elevated to the status of a city. After the 2016 census, Nadushan Rural District and the city of Nadushan were separated from Khezrabad District of Ashkezar County to join Meybod County in the establishment of Nadushan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Sadrabad Rural District. At the same time, Bafruiyeh Rural District and the city of Bafruiyeh were separated from the Central District in the formation of Bafruiyeh District, which was also divided into two rural districts, including the new Dareyn Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 70,728 in 19,076 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 82,840 people in 23,300 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 99,727 in 29,684 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Meybod County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Central District 70,728 82,840 85,771
Bafruiyeh RD 8,399 3,866
Shohada RD 4,034 5,581 5,059
Bafruiyeh (city) 6,486
Meybod (city) 58,295 66,907 80,712
Bafruiyeh District 10,837
Bafruiyeh RD 3,197
Dareyn RD 701
Bafruiyeh (city) 6,939
Nadushan District 3,119
Nadushan RD[a] 216
Sadrabad RD 552
Nadushan (city)[a] 2,351
Total 70,728 82,840 99,727
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Meybod County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Transferred from Ashkezar County[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Meybod County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ a b "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.


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