# Ardakan County

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{{Short description|County in Yazd province, Iran}}

{{distinguish|Aradan County|Ardabil County|Ardal County}}{{for|the city|Ardakan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Ardakan County
|other_name             = 
|native_name            = {{langx|fa|شهرستان اردکان}}
|settlement_type        = [County](/source/Counties_of_Iran)
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|image_map              = Ardakan 1 map.png
|image_map1             = IranYazd-SVG.svg
|map_caption            = Location of Ardakan County in Yazd province
|map_caption1           = Location of Yazd province in Iran
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|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [Iran](/source/Iran)
|subdivision_type1      = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Iran)
|subdivision_name1      = [Yazd](/source/Yazd_province)
|seat_type              = Capital
|seat                   = [Ardakan](/source/Ardakan)
|parts_type             = [Districts](/source/Bakhsh_(administrative_division))
| parts_style           = para
| parts                 = 
| p1                    = [Central](/source/Central_District_(Ardakan_County))
| p2                    = [Aqda](/source/Aqda_District)
| p3                    = [Kharanaq](/source/Kharanaq_District)
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|area_total_km2         = 
|population_as_of       = 2016
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="2016 Yazd Province"/>
|population_total       = 97960
|population_density_km2 = 
|coordinates            = {{coord|32|41|N|54|41|E|dim:120km|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates_footnotes   = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=32.683333&mlon=54.683333&zoom=9#map=9/32.683/54.683|website=[OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap) |title=Ardakan County|date=12 November 2024|access-date=12 November 2024|lang=fa}}</ref>
|timezone               = [IRST](/source/Iran_Standard_Time)
|utc_offset             = +3:30
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'''Ardakan County''' ({{langx|fa|شهرستان اردکان}}) is in [Yazd](/source/Yazd_province) province, Iran. Its capital is the city of [Ardakan](/source/Ardakan).<ref name="Yazd Province Structure">{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218190847/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|archive-date=18 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82828/T127K|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Population===
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 66,900 in 18,140 households.<ref name="2006 Yazd Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085705/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 77,758 people in 21,186 households.<ref name="2011 Yazd Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180437/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 97,960 in 28,216 households.<ref name="2016 Yazd Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118150108/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===

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

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Ardakan County Population
|-
! Administrative Divisions !! 2006<ref name="2006 Yazd Province"/> !! 2011<ref name="2011 Yazd Province"/> !! 2016<ref name="2016 Yazd Province"/>
|-
| '''[Central District](/source/Central_District_(Ardakan_County))''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''59,127''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''65,406''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''86,578'''
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Mohammadiyeh RD](/source/Mohammadiyeh_Rural_District) || style="text-align: right;"| 3,085 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,611 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,261
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Ahmadabad](/source/Ahmadabad%2C_Iran) (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 4,693 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,019 || style="text-align: right;"| 6,046
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Ardakan](/source/Ardakan) (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 51,349 || style="text-align: right;"| 56,776 || style="text-align: right;"| 75,271
|-
| '''[Aqda District](/source/Aqda_District)''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''4,578''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''7,159''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''6,716'''
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Aqda RD](/source/Aqda_Rural_District) || style="text-align: right;"| 1,469 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,798 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,221
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Narestan RD](/source/Narestan_Rural_District) || style="text-align: right;"| 1,526 || style="text-align: right;"| 1,552 || style="text-align: right;"| 1,741
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Aqda](/source/Aqda) (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 1,583 || style="text-align: right;"| 1,809 || style="text-align: right;"| 1,754
|-
| '''[Kharanaq District](/source/Kharanaq_District)''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''3,195''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''5,193''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''4,666'''
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Robatat RD](/source/Robatat_Rural_District) || style="text-align: right;"| 2,329 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,431 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,113
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [Zarrin RD](/source/Zarrin_Rural_District_(Ardakan_County)) || style="text-align: right;"| 866 || style="text-align: right;"| 762 || style="text-align: right;"| 553
|-
| '''Total''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''66,900''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''77,758''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''97,960'''
|-
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}
|}

==Notable people==
[Mohammad Khatami](/source/Mohammad_Khatami) (Former president of Iran) was born in Ardakan.

==See also==
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==References==
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{{Yazd Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Ardakan County|state=collapsed}}

Category:Ardakan County

Category:Counties of Yazd province

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