Bazoft District

Not to be confused with Bazoft Rural District.

For the city, see Bazoft. For other places with a similar name, see Bazoft.

Bazoft District (Persian: بخش بازفت) is in Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.^[4] Its capital is the city of Bazoft.^[2][a]

Bazoft District Persian: بخش بازفت
District
View of Bazoft River with the Zardkuh mountain range in the background
Bazoft District
Coordinates: 32°23′19″N 49°52′18″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Kuhrang
Established	1989[2]
Capital	Bazoft
Elevation	1,520 m (4,990 ft)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	14,742
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	+(98) 383
Bazoft District can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10908563" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

In 2009, Bazoft-e Bala Rural District was created in the district, and Doab Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Doab Samsami District.^[6] Two villages were merged to form the new city of Bazoft in 2014.^[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The population is mainly composed of Bakhtiari Lurs from the Haft Lang tribes.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 14,270 in 2,459 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 12,185 people in 2,459 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,742 inhabitants living in 3,478 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Bazoft District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[3]
Bazoft-e Bala RD		3,305	4,144
Bazoft-e Pain RD[b]	8,526	8,880	9,079
Doab RD[c]	5,744
Bazoft (city)			1,519
Total	14,270	12,185	14,742
RD = Rural District

Geography

In the heart of the Zagros mountains, in the foothills of the Zardkuh mountain range, the Bazoft district is located about 180km west of Shahrekord and 200km east of Masjed Soleyman on the Shahrekord-Masjed Soleyman road. The Bazoft river, located near the Zardkuh mountains, is one of the main affluents of the Karun river.

Gallery

• 
  Bazoft valley under a heavy fog
• 
  Zard Kuh mountains from the city of Bazoft
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  Bakhtiari nomads settlement
• 
  Goats and sheep in the foothill of Zardkuh
• 
  Bazoft river in winter
• 
  Nomadic transhumance in the village of Hossein Abad

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Chaman Goli^[5]
2. Formerly Bazoft Rural District^[6]
3. Transferred to Doab Samsami District^[6]