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Rafsanjan County

{{Short description|County in Kerman province, Iran}}

{{for|the city|Rafsanjan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان رفسنجان}}

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| map_caption1 = Location of Kerman province in Iran

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|subdivision_name1 = Kerman

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Rafsanjan

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Rafsanjan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان رفسنجان}}) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rafsanjan.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113033|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130210435/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113033|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=30 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82812/T139K|access-date=30 January 2024}}

History

After the 2006 National Census, Anar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Anar County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the creation of Anar County with the center of Anar city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135449|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203185122/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135449|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=3 February 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 3 March 1388|id=Proposal 164712/42/4/1; Notification 53206/T39429H|access-date=3 February 2024}} The village of Ferdowsiyeh was elevated to city status as Safayyeh.{{cite report|title=The village of Ferdowsiyeh, the center of Ferdows District of Rafsanjan County in Kerman province, is recognized as the city of Safayyeh|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/123068|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703194637/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/123068|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=3 July 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 23 January 1388|id=Proposal 1/4/42/120157; Letter 158802/T38854H|access-date=3 July 2023}} After the 2016 census, the village of Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh village, located in Bahreman Rural District, Nuq District, Rafsanjan County, Kerman province, to a city|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264385|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426013507/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264385|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=26 April 2019|date=c. 2019|orig-date=Approved 12 December 1397|id=Proposal 158382|access-date=3 July 2023}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 291,417, in 71,830 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman 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/08.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 287,921 people in 76,797 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman 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/Kerman.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls|archive-date=29 March 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 311,214 in 91,511 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman 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_08.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=20 October 2020}}

=Administrative divisions=

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

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|+ Rafsanjan County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 211,495style="text-align: right;"| 237,265style="text-align: right;"| 255,377
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Azadegan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 11,930style="text-align: right;"| 13,683style="text-align: right;"| 14,427
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darreh Doran RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 2,493style="text-align: right;"| 3,176style="text-align: right;"| 4,461
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Eslamiyeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,919style="text-align: right;"| 18,350style="text-align: right;"| 20,182
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kabutar Khan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,110style="text-align: right;"| 10,545style="text-align: right;"| 12,114
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khenaman RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 1,749style="text-align: right;"| 2,202style="text-align: right;"| 1,966
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qasemabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 17,430style="text-align: right;"| 21,646style="text-align: right;"| 23,869
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Razmavaran RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 7,512style="text-align: right;"| 8,552style="text-align: right;"| 8,766
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarcheshmeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 513style="text-align: right;"| 1,285style="text-align: right;"| 1,716
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mes-e Sarcheshmeh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 8,451style="text-align: right;"| 6,406style="text-align: right;"| 5,967
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rafsanjan (city)style="text-align: right;"| 136,388style="text-align: right;"| 151,420style="text-align: right;"| 161,909
Anar District{{efn|Transferred to Anar County}}style="text-align: right;"| 31,554style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bayaz RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,325style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hoseynabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,394style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Aminshahr (city)style="text-align: right;"| 4,044style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Anar (city)style="text-align: right;"| 12,791style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Ferdows Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,959style="text-align: right;"| 15,818style="text-align: right;"| 19,020
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ferdows RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,889style="text-align: right;"| 5,517style="text-align: right;"| 5,874
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rezvan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,070style="text-align: right;"| 8,068style="text-align: right;"| 10,668
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Safayyeh (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Ferdowsiyeh}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 2,233style="text-align: right;"| 2,478
Koshkuiyeh Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 22,048style="text-align: right;"| 20,587style="text-align: right;"| 22,133
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Koshkuiyeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,995style="text-align: right;"| 5,325style="text-align: right;"| 5,969
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Raviz RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 1,374style="text-align: right;"| 1,012style="text-align: right;"| 1,420
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sharifabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,529style="text-align: right;"| 7,640style="text-align: right;"| 7,100
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Koshkuiyeh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 6,150style="text-align: right;"| 6,610style="text-align: right;"| 7,644
Nuq Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 11,361style="text-align: right;"| 12,641style="text-align: right;"| 13,955
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bahreman RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,956style="text-align: right;"| 8,113style="text-align: right;"| 8,690
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bahreman (city)style="text-align: right;"| 4,405style="text-align: right;"| 4,528style="text-align: right;"| 5,265
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 291,417style="text-align: right;"| 287,921style="text-align: right;"| 311,214
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

Notable people

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was born in the city of Bahreman.{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1342637.html|title=Iran Report: May 9, 2005|publisher=Radio Free Europe|date=9 May 2005|access-date=31 May 2013}}

See also

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