Ashkezar County
Persian: شهرستان اشكذر | |
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![]() Location of Ashkezar County in Yazd province (center left, yellow) | |
![]() Location of Yazd province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 32°00′N 54°04′E / 32.000°N 54.067°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Yazd |
Capital | Ashkezar |
Districts | Central, Khezrabad |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 32,566 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
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Ashkezar County ( Persian: شهرستان اشكذر) [a] is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkezar. [4]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 28,072 in 7,809 households. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 33,192 people in 9,699 households. [6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 32,566 in 9,613 households, [2] by which time Nadushan Rural District and the city of Nadushan had been separated from Khezrabad District in the establishment of Nadushan District of Meybod County. [7]
In July 2019, the Rezvanshahr neighborhood of the city of Ashkezar was elevated to the status of a city called Majumard. [8]
Ashkezar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 [5] | 2011 [6] | 2016 [2] |
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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 |
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