Ardakan County
{{Short description|County in Yazd province, Iran}}
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Ardakan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان اردکان}}) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardakan.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218190847/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|archive-date=18 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82828/T127K|access-date=18 December 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 66,900 in 18,140 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085705/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 77,758 people in 21,186 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180437/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 97,960 in 28,216 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118150108/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=18 November 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
Ardakan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Ardakan County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 59,127 | style="text-align: right;"| 65,406 | style="text-align: right;"| 86,578 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mohammadiyeh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,085 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,611 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,261 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ahmadabad (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 4,693 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,019 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,046 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ardakan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 51,349 | style="text-align: right;"| 56,776 | style="text-align: right;"| 75,271 |
| Aqda District | style="text-align: right;"| 4,578 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,159 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,716 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Aqda RD | style="text-align: right;"| 1,469 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,798 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,221 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Narestan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 1,526 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,552 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,741 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Aqda (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 1,583 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,809 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,754 |
| Kharanaq District | style="text-align: right;"| 3,195 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,193 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,666 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Robatat RD | style="text-align: right;"| 2,329 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,431 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,113 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zarrin RD | style="text-align: right;"| 866 | style="text-align: right;"| 762 | style="text-align: right;"| 553 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 66,900 | style="text-align: right;"| 77,758 | style="text-align: right;"| 97,960 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
Notable people
Mohammad Khatami (Former president of Iran) was born in Ardakan.
See also
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