Ardakan County

County in Yazd province, Iran

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

For the city, see Ardakan.

County in Yazd, Iran

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 / ﻿32.683°N 54.683°E﻿ / 32.683; 54.683[1]
Country| Iran
Province| Yazd
Capital| Ardakan
Districts| Central, Aqda, Kharanaq
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 97,960
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Ardakan County (Persian: شهرستان اردکان) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardakan.[3]

## Demographics

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### Population

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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

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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]

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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

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

## See also

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Media related to Ardakan County at Wikimedia Commons

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Ardakan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. c. 2023 [Approved 21 June 1369]. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82828/T127K. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023 - via Lam ta Kam.
4. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 - via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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Yazd province, Iran

Capital|

* Yazd

Counties and cities|

| Abarkuh County|

* Abarkuh
* Mehrdasht

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Ardakan County|

* Ardakan
* Ahmadabad
* Aqda

Ashkezar County|

* Ashkezar
* Khezrabad
* Nadushan

Bafq County|

* Bafq

Behabad County|

* Behabad

Khatam County|

* Herat
* Marvast

Mehriz County|

* Mehriz

Meybod County|

* Meybod

Taft County|

* Taft
* Nir

Yazd County|

* Yazd
* Hamidiya
* Shahediyeh
* Zarach

Landmarks|

* Shesh Baadgir (Six-Windcatcher-Ab Anbar)
* Yazdan fire temple
* Amir Chakhmagh Tekyeh
* Sarv-e Abarqu
* Green Pir Chak Chak temple
* Lari house
* Yazd Tower of Silence
* Saghand Caravansary
* Shavvaz castle
* Iskandar's jail
* Chahartaghi cave
* Marvast citadel
* * Nadoshan citadel
* Jameh Mosque of Yazd
* Dowlat Abad Garden
* Shahvali mosque
* Khan Bath and Khan square

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in Yazd Province

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Ardakan County

Capital|

* Ardakan

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Ahmadabad
* Ardakan

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Rural districts
and villages|

| Mohammadiyeh|

* Chah Afzal
* Chah-e Ashkezriha
* Hasanabad-e Anaraki
* Torkabad

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Aqda|

| Cities|

* Aqda

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Rural districts
and villages|

| Aqda|

* Atarabad
* Ayisar Gran Integrated Poultry Company
* Belil
* Chafteh
* Dowgun
* Fakhrabad
* Haftadar
* Kezabcheh
* Khavas Kuh
* Pazar
* Rahmatabad
* Sarchah-e Varaun
* Sarv-e Sofla
* Shamsabad
* Zarju

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Narestan|

* Anarestan
* Ashtijeh
* Chah-e Basheh
* Hasanabad
* Kam Kuh
* Keykuh
* Khalilabad
* Molkuh
* Qaleh-ye Khorgushi
* Sarv-e Olya
* Sefid Kuh

Kharanaq|

| Cities|

* none

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Rural districts
and villages|

| Rabatat|

* Aliabad
* Bandar
* Chah Matak
* Chak Chak
* Derend
* Hamaneh
* Kharanaq
* Moghestan-e Akbar
* Mazraeh-ye Ahmad
* Mazraeh-ye Aqa
* Mazraeh-ye Hajji Hasan
* Nafisabad
* Robat-e Posht-e Badam
* Saghand
* Senjed

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Zarrin|

* Anjiravand
* Gazestan
* Hajjiabad-e Zarrin
* Hasanabad
* Hoseynabad
* Kapu
* Mazraeh-ye Mirha
* Patkestan
* Ranjeqan
* Sareshk
* Tut

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