Ardakan County

Not to be confused with Aradan County, Ardabil County, or Ardal County.

For the city, see Ardakan.

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

Ardakan County Persian: شهرستان اردکان
County
Location of Ardakan County in Yazd province (top, purple)
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°41′N 54°41′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
Capital	Ardakan
Districts	Central, Aqda, Kharanaq
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	97,960
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Ardakan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3857823" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 66,900 in 18,140 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 77,758 people in 21,186 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 97,960 in 28,216 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Ardakan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	59,127	65,406	86,578
Mohammadiyeh RD	3,085	3,611	5,261
Ahmadabad (city)	4,693	5,019	6,046
Ardakan (city)	51,349	56,776	75,271
Aqda District	4,578	7,159	6,716
Aqda RD	1,469	3,798	3,221
Narestan RD	1,526	1,552	1,741
Aqda (city)	1,583	1,809	1,754
Kharanaq District	3,195	5,193	4,666
Robatat RD	2,329	4,431	4,113
Zarrin RD	866	762	553
Total	66,900	77,758	97,960
RD = Rural District

Notable people

Mohammad Khatami (Former president of Iran) was born in Ardakan.

See also

Media related to Ardakan County at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Ardakan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
2. "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. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 21 June 1369. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
4. "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.
5. "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.