Shahrekord County

Not to be confused with Shahr-e Babak County, Shahreza County, Shahriar County, or Shahrud County.

For the city, see Shahr-e Kord.

Shahrekord County (Persian: شهرستان شهرکرد) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord.^[3]

Shahrekord County Persian: شهرستان شهرکرد
County
Location of Shahrekord County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province (top, pink)
Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°13′30″N 50°50′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Capital	Shahr-e Kord
Districts	Central, Laran
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	315,980
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Shahrekord County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206270" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

Kiar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County in 2007.^[4] The village of Vardanjan was elevated to the status of a city in 2011.^[5]

In 2013, Dastgerd Rural District and the city of Farrokh Shahr were separated from their districts in the formation of Farrokhshahr District, including the new Qahfarrokh Rural District.^[6] In the same year, Ben and Saman Districts were separated from the county to establish Ben County and Saman County, respectively.^[7] Additionally, the village of Haruni rose to city status.^[8]

Farrokhshahr District was separated from the county in establishing Farrokhshahr County in 2023.^[9]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 362,381 in 91,273 households.^[10] The following census in 2011 counted 340,382 people in 95,406 households.^[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 315,980 in 93,104 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Shahrekord County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[10]	2011[11]	2016[2]
Central District	224,380	242,215	246,046
Howmeh RD	23,397	3,888	5,360
Taqanak RD[a]	5,035	5,733	5,716
Farrokh Shahr (city)	28,920	30,036
Hafshejan (city)	20,042	20,847	21,352
Kian (city)[b]	10,922	12,020	12,948
Nafech (city)	3,814	3,975	4,059
Shahr-e Kord (city)	126,746	159,775	190,441
Taqanak (city)	5,504	5,941	6,170
Ben District[c]	27,731	29,481
Vardanjan RD	11,014	8,549
Zayandeh Rud-e Jonubi RD	5,018	4,833
Ben (city)	11,699	11,775
Vardanjan (city)		4,324
Farrokhshahr District[d]			37,068
Dastgerd RD			4,350
Qahfarrokh RD			979
Farrokh Shahr (city)			31,739
Kiar District[e]	43,108
Dastgerd RD	6,120
Kiar-e Gharbi RD	15,352
Kiar-e Sharqi RD	8,540
Gahru (city)	6,093
Shalamzar (city)	7,003
Laran District	32,705	32,791	32,863
Lar RD	13,824	13,877	9,075
Margh Malek RD	2,342	2,097	2,298
Haruni (city)			3,601
Sudjan (city)	5,415	5,410	5,581
Sureshjan (city)	11,124	11,407	12,308
Saman District[f]	34,457	35,895
Hureh RD	10,280	10,483
Saman RD	9,400	10,085
Saman (city)	14,777	15,327
Total	362,381	340,382	315,980
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Shahrekord County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Hafshejan Rural District^[12]
2. Formerly the village of Shahrak^[13]
3. Transferred to Ben County^[7]
4. Transferred to Farrokhshahr County after the 2016 census
5. Transferred to Kiar County^[4]
6. Transferred to Saman County^[7]