Taftan County

Taftan County

Persian: شهرستان تفتان
Taftan County Persian: شهرستان تفتان
County
	Location of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (center, green)
	Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 28°20′01″N 60°38′00″E / 28.33361°N 60.63333°E / 28.33361; 60.63333
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
Capital	Nukabad
Districts	Central, Gowhar Kuh, Nazil
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Taftan County (Persian: شهرستان تفتان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nukabad,^[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 5,261 people in 1,370 households.^[3]

In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city.^[2]

Administrative divisions

The structure of Taftan County's administrative divisions is shown in the following table.

Taftan County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Eskelabad RD
Taftan-e Jonubi RD
Nukabad (city)
Gowhar Kuh District
Gowhar Kuh RD
Shirabad RD
Nazil District
Chah-e Ahmad RD
Nazil RD
RD: Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Taftan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Taftan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[Taftan-2] Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[2016_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.