Rafsanjan County () is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rafsanjan.
History After the 2006 National Census, Anar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Anar County. The village of Ferdowsiyeh was elevated to city status as Safayyeh. After the 2016 census, the village of Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh was elevated to the status of a city.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 291,417, in 71,830 households. The following census in 2011 counted 287,921 people in 76,797 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 311,214 in 91,511 households.
Administrative divisions
Rafsanjan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Rafsanjan County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 211,495 237,265 255,377 Azadegan RD 11,930 13,683 14,427 Darreh Doran RD 2,493 3,176 4,461 Eslamiyeh RD 14,919 18,350 20,182 Kabutar Khan RD 10,110 10,545 12,114 Khenaman RD 1,749 2,202 1,966 Qasemabad RD 17,430 21,646 23,869 Razmavaran RD 7,512 8,552 8,766 Sarcheshmeh RD 513 1,285 1,716 Mes-e Sarcheshmeh (city) 8,451 6,406 5,967 Rafsanjan (city) 136,388 151,420 161,909 Anar District 31,554 Bayaz RD 8,325 Hoseynabad RD 6,394 Aminshahr (city) 4,044 Anar (city) 12,791 Ferdows District 14,959 15,818 19,020 Ferdows RD 6,889 5,517 5,874 Rezvan RD 8,070 8,068 10,668 Safayyeh (city) 2,233 2,478 Koshkuiyeh District 22,048 20,587 22,133 Koshkuiyeh RD 5,995 5,325 5,969 Raviz RD 1,374 1,012 1,420 Sharifabad RD 8,529 7,640 7,100 Koshkuiyeh (city) 6,150 6,610 7,644 Nuq District 11,361 12,641 13,955 Bahreman RD 6,956 8,113 8,690 Bahreman (city) 4,405 4,528 5,265 Javadiyeh ol Hiyeh (city) Total 291,417 287,921 311,214
Notable people Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was born in the city of Bahreman.
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