Rafsanjan County

Rafsanjan County شهرستان رفسنجان
County
Coordinates: 30°30′N 55°40′E / 30.500°N 55.667°ECoordinates: 30°30′N 55°40′E / 30.500°N 55.667°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
Capital	Rafsanjan
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Nuq District, Koshkuiyeh District, Ferdows District
Population (2006)
• Total	259,863
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)
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Rafsanjan County (Persian: شهرستان رفسنجان‎‎) is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Rafsanjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including portions later split off to form Anar County) was 291,417, in 71,830 families; excluding those portions, the population was 259,863 in 64,027 families.^[1] The county is subdivided into four districts (bakhsh): the Central District, Nuq District, Koshkuiyeh District, and Ferdows District. The county has five cities: Rafsanjan, Mes-e Sarcheshmeh, Bahreman, Koshkuiyeh, and Safayyeh.

Ravar

Anar

Kerman

Kuhbanan

Zarand

Rafsanjan

Shahr-e Babak

Bardsir

Sirjan

Baft

Rabor

Jiroft

Bam

Anbarabad

Kahnuj

Rudbar-e
Jonubi

Qaleh
Ganj

Manujan

Fahraj

Rigan

Former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was born in Bahreman, in Rafsanjan County.^[2]

References

1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
2. "Iran Report: May 9, 2005". Radio Free Europe. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

• اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)