Borkhar County
Persian: شهرستان برخوار
County
Location of Borkhar County in Isfahan province (center, pink)
Location of Borkhar County in Isfahan province (center, pink)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°00′N 51°45′E / 33.000°N 51.750°E / 33.000; 51.750[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalDowlatabad
DistrictsCentral, Habibabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total122,419
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Borkhar County (Persian: شهرستان برخوار) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dowlatabad.[3]

After the National Census of 2006, the county was created from the division of Borkhar and Meymeh County into Borkhar County and Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.[3]

The census in 2011 counted 108,933 people in 31,562 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 122,419 in 37,623 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Borkhar County's administrative divisions over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and seven cities.[2]

Borkhar County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[4] 2016[2]
Central District 85,293 97,678
Borkhar-e Markazi RD 3,821 4,271
Sin RD 5,205 38
Dastgerd (city) 16,848 17,775
Dowlatabad (city) 37,098 40,945
Khvorzuq (city) 22,321 29,154
Sin (city) 5,495
Habibabad District 23,640 24,741
Borkhar-e Sharqi RD 3,670 4,138
Shapurabad RD 168 97
Habibabad (city) 9,444 9,491
Komeshcheh (city) 4,871 5,100
Shapurabad (city) 5,487 5,915
Total 108,933 122,419
RD: Rural District
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 June 2023). "Borkhar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (21 September 1386). "Approval letter of the ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Delegation regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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