Baft County

Not to be confused with Bafq County.

For the city, see Baft.

Baft County (Persian: شهرستان بافت) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baft.^[3]

Baft County Persian: شهرستان بافت
County
Location of Baft County in Kerman province (center left, yellow)
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°10′N 56°30′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
Capital	Baft
Districts	Central, Khabar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	84,103
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Baft County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206651" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2006 National Census, Arzuiyeh District and Dehsard Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Arzuiyeh County,^[4] and Rabor District to establish Rabor County.^[5] Dashtab and Khabar Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Khabar District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 138,847, in 32,262 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 75,940 people in 21,195 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 84,103 in 26,543 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Baft County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	68,270	59,112	67,520
Bezenjan RD	6,279	7,834	9,959
Dashtab RD	5,170
Dehsard RD[a]	3,527
Fathabad RD	3,343	3,613	4,581
Gughar RD	3,212	5,604	7,264
Khabar RD	4,842
Kiskan RD	2,472	4,920	6,682
Baft (city)	35,008	33,107	34,517
Bezenjan (city)	4,417	4,034	4,517
Arzuiyeh District[a]	36,859
Arzuiyeh RD	13,656
Soghan RD	9,749
Vakilabad RD	7,786
Arzuiyeh (city)	5,668
Khabar District		15,902	16,012
Dashtab RD		9,079	9,730
Khabar RD		6,823	6,282
Rabor District[b]	33,718
Hanza RD	6,193
Javaran RD	5,068
Rabor RD	4,562
Siyahbanuiyeh RD	5,509
Rabor (city)	12,386
Total	138,847	75,940	84,103
RD = Rural District

Geography

The elevation of the county is 2,280 to 2,315m. Baft is one of highest counties in Iran and some areas have elevations reaching 2,800m. There are high mountains in Baft, some over 4,300m.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Media related to Baft County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Transferred to Arzuiyeh County^[4]
2. Transferred to Rabor County^[5]