Bafq County
{{Short description|County in Yazd province, Iran}}
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان بافق}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of Yazd province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
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|subdivision_name1 = Yazd
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Bafq
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Bafq County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان بافق}}) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bafq.{{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}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, Behabad District was separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136236|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220010218/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136236|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Ahmadinejad|first=Mahmud|archive-date=20 December 2023|access-date=20 December 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 5 July 1388|id=Notification 99601/T43155H}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 51,507 in 13,307 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 41,876 people in 12,288 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 50,845 in 15,156 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=
Bafq County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
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|+ Bafq County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 36,930 | style="text-align: right;"| 41,876 | style="text-align: right;"| 50,845 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kushk RD | style="text-align: right;"| 553 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,119 | style="text-align: right;"| 408 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mobarakeh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,869 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,258 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,602 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sabzdasht RD | style="text-align: right;"| 1,641 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,617 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,382 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bafq (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 30,867 | style="text-align: right;"| 33,882 | style="text-align: right;"| 45,453 |
| Behabad District{{efn|Transferred to Behabad County}} | style="text-align: right;"| 14,577 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Asfyj RD | style="text-align: right;"| 2,070 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Banestan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 1,523 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jolgeh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,785 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Behabad (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 7,199 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 51,507 | style="text-align: right;"| 41,876 | style="text-align: right;"| 50,845 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090102202955/http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v3f4/v3f4a052.html Bafq]}} entry in {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080712124138/http://www.iranica.com/newsite/ Encyclopaedia Iranica]}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Yazd Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Bafq County|state=collapsed}}