Yazd province
استان یزد
Province
Clockwise from top left: Meybod as seen from Narin Qal'eh, Tower of Silence outside Yazd, Amir Chakhmaq Mosque and Kharanaq in Ardakan County.
Clockwise from top left: Meybod as seen from Narin Qal'eh, Tower of Silence outside Yazd, Amir Chakhmaq Mosque and Kharanaq in Ardakan County.
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Location of Yazd province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°53′41″N 54°21′25″E / 31.8948°N 54.3570°E / 31.8948; 54.3570
CountryIran
RegionRegion 5
CapitalYazd
Counties13
Government
 • Governor-generalMehran Fatemi
 • MPs of Assembly of ExpertsAbolghasem Wafi Yazdi
 • Representative of the Supreme LeaderMohammad Reza Naseri Yazdi
Area
 • Total76,469 km2 (29,525 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,138,533
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Persian
HDI (2017)0.824[2]
very high · 5th
Websiteostanyazd.ir

Yazd province (Persian: استان یزد, Ostān-e Yazd) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the center of the country, and its capital is the city of Yazd. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5.[3] The province has an area of 76,469 km2.

At the time of the National Census of 2006, the population of the province was 958,323 in 258,691 households.[4] The 2011 national census counted 1,074,428 people living in 309,749 households.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of Yazd province had risen to 1,138,533 in 340,657 households, by which time Tabas County had been separated from the province and joined South Khorasan province.[1]

Geography

Yazd province relief

Yazd province with the area of 129,285 km2 (49,917 sq mi)[6] is situated in an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet. The city itself is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location, in a valley between Shir Kuh, the tallest mountain in the region at 4,075 m (13,369 ft) above sea level, and Kharaneq. The city proper is located at 1,203 m (3,947 ft) above sea-level, and covers 16,000 km2 (6,200 sq mi).

Mountains of Yazd

  • South- and Southwestern Mountains

This group is wider than the other ridges and includes Shir Kuh

  • Eastern Mountains

They are located in the east of Yazd province with the highest peaks being Bon Lokht (3002)

Administrative divisions

Yazd province population history
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[1]
Abarkuh County42,61046,66251,552
Ardakan County66,90077,75897,960
Ashkezar County28,07233,19232,566
Bafq County51,50741,87650,845
Behabad County1—15,33117,221
Khatam County31,69535,15836,562
Marvast County2———
Mehriz County43,36344,12651,733
Meybod County70,72882,84099,727
Tabas County363,04769,658—
Taft County45,35745,14543,893
Yazd County515,044582,682656,474
Zarach County4———
Total958,3231,074,4281,138,533
1Separated from Bafq County
2Separated from Khatam County
3Joined South Khorasan province
4Separated from Yazd County

Cities

According to the 2016 census, 971,355 people (over 85% of the population of Yazd province) live in the following cities: Abarkuh 27,524, Ahmadabad 6,046, Aqda 1,754, Ardakan 75,271, Ashkezar 19,123, Bafq 45,453, Bafruiyeh 6,939 Behabad 9,232, Hamidiya 51,793, Herat 13,032, Khezrabad 535, Marvast 9,379, Mehrdasht 8,097, Mehriz 34,237, Meybod 80,712, Nadushan 2,351, Nir 1,740, Shahediyeh 18,309, Taft 18,464, Yazd 529,673, and Zarach 11,691.[1]

Yazd panorama from the Amir Chakhmaq Complex.
The Zoroastrian temple of Yazd.
Amir Chakhmaq Complex


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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014 [1 Tir 1393, Jalaali]. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Statoids.com
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