Ashkezar County

Not to be confused with Ashtian County.

For the city, see Ashkezar.

Ashkezar County (Persian: شهرستان اشكذر)^[a] is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkezar.^[4]

Ashkezar County Persian: شهرستان اشكذر
County
Location of Ashkezar County in Yazd province (center left, yellow)
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°00′N 54°04′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
Capital	Ashkezar
Districts	Central, Khezrabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	32,566
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Ashkezar County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207377" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

After the 2011 National Census, Nadushan Rural District and the city of Nadushan were separated from the county to join Meybod County.^[5] In 2019, the Rezvanshahr neighborhood of Ashkezar was separated to form the new city of Majumard.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 28,072 in 7,809 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 33,192 people in 9,699 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 32,566 in 9,613 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Ashkezar County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[2]
Central District	22,200	24,709	28,019
Rostaq RD	8,400	9,046	8,896
Ashkezar (city)	13,800	15,663	19,123
Majumard (city)[b]
Khezrabad District	5,872	8,483	4,547
Kezab RD	2,257	4,198	4,012
Nadushan RD[c]	1,048	1,372
Khezrabad (city)	216	581	535
Nadushan (city)[c]	2,351	2,332
Total	28,072	33,192	32,566
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Ashkezar County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Saduq County (شهرستان صدوق)^[3]
2. Formerly Rezvanshahr neighborhood; became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Transferred to Meybod County^[5]