Farsan County (Persian:شهرستان فارسان) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Farsan.

History

In 2011, Mizdej-e Sofla Rural District and the city of Junqan were separated from the Central District in the formation of Junqan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Junqan Rural District. In addition, the village of Pardanjan became a city, and Babaheydar District was formed and divided into Sarab-e Olya and Sarab-e Sofla Rural Districts.

In 2013, the city of Babaheydar was transferred from the Central District to Babaheydar District, and the villages of Cholicheh and Gujan were converted to cities. The village of Filabad became a city in 2019.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 90,111 in 19,878 households. The following census in 2011 counted 93,941 people in 24,747 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 95,286, in 26,914 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Farsan County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District90,11150,00541,493
Mizdej-e Olya RD14,36610,8934,810
Mizdej-e Sofla RD23,944
Babaheydar (city)10,92211,099
Farsan (city)26,21928,01330,504
Gujan (city)6,179
Junqan (city)14,660
Babaheydar District8,77018,917
Sarab-e Olya RD1,6231,302
Sarab-e Sofla RD7,1476,413
Babaheydar (city)11,202
Filabad (city)
Junqan District35,16634,876
Junqan RD1,2252,750
Mizdej-e Sofla RD11,0534,049
Cholicheh (city)4,945
Junqan (city)14,80014,433
Pardanjan (city)8,0888,699
Total90,11193,94195,286
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related toFarsan Countyat Wikimedia Commons

Notes