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Nain County

Nain County is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nain.

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Nain County
Persian: شهرستان نائین
Agricultural landscape in Nain County
Agricultural landscape in Nain County
Location of Nain County in Isfahan province (right, green)
Location of Nain County in Isfahan province (right, green)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°22′N 53°29′E / 33.367°N 53.483°E / 33.367; 53.4831
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalNain
DistrictsCentral, Anarak
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
39,261
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nain County (Persian: شهرستان نائین) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nain.3

History

The village of Bafran was converted to a city in 2008.4 In 2009, Khur and Biabanak District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County.5

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 54,298 in 15,919 households.6 The following census in 2011 counted 38,077 people in 12,123 households.7 The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 39,261 in 13,378 households.2

Administrative divisions

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

Nain County Population
Administrative Divisions 20066 20117 20162
Central District 33,906 34,177 35,440
Bafran RD 3,603 1,782 1,483
Baharestan RD 1,603 1,444 1,302
Kuhestan RD 1,735 992 996
Lay Siyah RD 2,541 2,553 2,302
Bafran (city) 2,027 1,978
Nain (city) 24,424 25,379 27,379
Anarak District 2,904 3,900 3,820
Chupanan RD 1,619 2,423 1,917
Anarak (city) 1,285 1,477 1,903
Khur and Biabanak Districta 17,488
Biabanak RD 4,710
Jandaq RD 208
Nakhlestan RD 2,396
Jandaq (city) 3,958
Khur (city) 6,216
Total 54,298 38,077 39,261
RD = Rural District
See also

See also

Media related to Nain County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

Notes

  1. Transferred to Khur and Biabanak County5
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 December 2024). "بخش انارک [Anarak District], Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. 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. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 May 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1/10/1387 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای « فرخی» از توابع بخش خور و بیابانک شهرستان نایین در استان اصفهان و روستای « بافران» از توابع بخش مرکزی شهرستان نایین در استان اصفهان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the transformation of the village of Farrokhi from the functions of the Khur and Biabanak District of Nain County in Isfahan province and the village of Bafran from the functions of the Central District of Nain County in Isfahan province into a city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 2871/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (21 June 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 31/3/1388 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تأسیس شهرستان خور، بیابانک به مرکزیت شهر خور در تابعیت استان اصفهان [‌Approval regarding the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County with the city of Khur as its center under the jurisdiction of Isfahan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 6CC61E26-2226-447D-8412-0C0FCB3BB8C5. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.