Behabad County | |
Native Name: | fa|شهرستان بهاباد |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranYazd-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Yazd province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yazd |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Behabad |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Asfyj |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 17221 |
Coordinates: | 32°N 61°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Behabad County (fa|شهرستان بهاباد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Behabad.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, Behabad District was separated from Bafq County in the establishment of Behabad County, which was divided into two districts and three rural districts, with Behabad as its capital and only city.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 15,331 people in 4,523 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 17,221 in 5,380 households.[4]
Behabad County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|
Central District | 11,074 | 13,392 | |
3,422 | 4,160 | ||
Behabad (city) | 7,652 | 9,232 | |
Asfyj District | 4,257 | 3,829 | |
2,127 | 2,064 | ||
2,130 | 1,765 | ||
Total | 15,331 | 17,221 | |