Khur and Biabanak County

For the city, see Khur. For the administrative division of this county, see Biabanak Rural District. For the former administrative division of Nain County, see Khur and Biabanak District. For other places with a similar name, see Khur.

Khur and Biabanak County Persian: شهرستان خور و بیابانک
County
Location of Khur and Biabanak County in Isfahan province (right, purple)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°40′32″N 54°46′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
Capital	Khur
Districts	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	19,761
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khur and Biabanak County (Persian: شهرستان خور و بیابانک)^[a] is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khur.^[3]

History

In 2009, Khur and Biabanak District was separated from Nain County in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County, with Khur as its capital.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the county's population was 17,793 people in 5,412 households.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 19,761 in 6,420 households.^[2] Khur and Biabanak County has the smallest population of Iran's mainland counties. (Abumusa County, consisting of islands in the Persian Gulf, has a smaller population).^[2]

Administrative divisions

Khur and Biabanak County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Khur and Biabanak County Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	17,793	19,761
Biabanak RD	2,035	2,528
Jandaq RD	174	173
Nakhlestan RD	1,889	2,662
Farrokhi (city)	2,502	2,968
Jandaq (city)	4,472	4,665
Khur (city)	6,721	6,765
Total	17,793	19,761
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Khur and Biabanak County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Shahrestāne Khur va Biābānak

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 November 2024). "Khur and Biabanak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Ahmadinejad, Mahmud (1 August 2009). "Khur and Biabanak County was added to the map of national divisions". moi.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Ministry of the Interior.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.