Najafabad County

Najafabad County
Persian: شهرستان نجف آباد
Kharun Dovecote in Najafabad
Kharun Dovecote in Najafabad
Location of Najafabad County in Isfahan province (center left, pink)
Location of Najafabad County in Isfahan province (center left, pink)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°49′N 51°15′E / 32.817°N 51.250°E / 32.817; 51.250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalNajafabad
DistrictsCentral, Mehrdasht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
319,205
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Najafabad County at GEOnet Names Server

Najafabad County (Persian: شهرستان نجف آباد) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Najafabad.[3]

History

The village of Jowzdan was converted to a city in 2007.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 279,014 in 73,711 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 300,288 people in 87,481 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 319,205 in 98,513 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Najafabad County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[2]
Central District254,672274,393293,275
Jowzdan RD9,0983,3003,248
Sadeqiyeh RD7,5799,75311,666
Safayyeh RD921321405
Goldasht (city)[a]22,69323,19225,235
Jowzdan (city)6,7496,998
Kahrizsang (city)8,2679,26410,442
Najafabad (city)206,114221,814235,281
Mehrdasht District24,34225,89525,928
Eshen RD[b]5,3825,4394,902
Hoseynabad RD[c]5,4405,2204,687
Alavijeh (city)5,6927,5268,067
Dehaq (city)7,8287,7108,272
Total279,014300,288319,205
RD = Rural District

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Najafabad County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 December 2024). "دهستان صفاییه, بخش مرکزی شهرستان نجف آباد [Safayyeh Rural District, Central District of Najafabad County], Najafabad County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای جوزدان از توابع دهستان جوزدان بخش مرکزی شهرستان نجف آباد در استان اصفهان به شهر جوزدان [‌Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Jowzdan from the functions of the village of Jowzdan, the Central District of Najafabad County in Isfahan province into the city of Jowzdan]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] FF062553-8DFB-4888-BF8D-1D436E7415C2. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (5 February 1992) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370.11.16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تبدیل شهرک امام تابع بخش مرکزی شهرستان نجف‌آباد به شهر گلدشت [‌Transforming Shahrak-e Emam, a subordinate part of the Central District of Najafabad County, into the city of Goldasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 631FCD86-B76E-47E9-BE6C-1C59F0914F99. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1993) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1372.4.16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد تغییراتی در محدوده شهرستان نجف‌آباد در استان اصفهان [‌Making changes in the boundaries of Najafabad County in Isfahan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 99F61BD1-9287-4777-8356-DC3E1C8079F9. شماره دوره [Course number] 72, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.