Shahr-e Babak County

Not to be confused with Shahrekord County, Shahreza County, Shahriar County, or Shahrud County.

For the city, see Shahr-e Babak.

Shahr-e Babak County (Persian: شهرستان شهربابک)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Babak.^[2]

Shahr-e Babak County Persian: شهرستان شهربابک
County
Location of Shahr-e Babak County in Kerman province (left, yellow)
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°29′N 55°05′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
Capital	Shahr-e Babak
Districts	Central, Dehaj
Population  (2016)
• Total	103,975
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Jowzam,^[3] Khatunabad,^[4] and Khursand^[5] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 100,192 in 22,973 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 90,495 people in 24,551 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 103,975 in 31,483 households.^[8]

Administrative divisions

Shahr-e Babak County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Shahr-e Babak County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[8]
Central District	74,551	74,911	85,851
Estabraq RD	5,069	5,839	6,748
Khatunabad RD	5,549	1,748	1,241
Khursand RD	13,057	5,042	5,065
Madvarat RD	3,524	3,142	3,370
Meymand RD	2,175	1,522	1,596
Pa Qaleh RD	1,261	1,489	2,488
Khatunabad (city)		4,201	5,471
Khursand (city)		6,672	8,252
Shahr-e Babak (city)	43,916	45,256	51,620
Dehaj District	25,641	15,584	18,124
Dehaj RD	3,137	2,056	2,106
Jowzam RD	10,659	2,352	2,631
Khabar RD	4,089	2,881	4,906
Dehaj (city)	7,756	3,366	5,045
Jowzam (city)		4,929	3,436
Total	100,192	90,495	103,975
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Shahr-e Babak County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also romanized as Šahr-e Bābak and Shahr-e Bābak (City of Babak)

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 July 2023). "Shahr-e Babak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
2. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
3. Davodi, Parviz. "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Jowzam village from the functions of Jowzam Rural District, Dehaj District of Shahr-e Babak County in Kerman province to Jowzam city". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 1388). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Khatunabad village, the center of Khatunabad Rural District, from the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County in Kerman province to a city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
5. Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Khursand village in Shahr-e Babak County of Kerman province to Khursand city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
8. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.