Rafsanjan County is a county

Counties of Iran

The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

 in Kerman Province in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Rafsanjan

Rafsanjan

Rafsanjan is a city in and the capital of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136,388, in 33,489 families.It is Iran's center of pistachio cultivation. It had an estimated population of 134,848 in 2005....

. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including portions later split off to form Anar County

Anar County

Anar County is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Anar. It was separated from Rafsanjan County in 2009. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 31,554, in 7,803 families. The county has two cities: Anar and Aminshahr....

) was 291,417, in 71,830 families; excluding those portions, the population was 259,863 in 64,027 families. The county is subdivided into four districts (bakhsh

Bakhsh

A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....

): the Central District

Central District (Rafsanjan County)

The Central District of Rafsanjan County is a district in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 211,495, in 52,055 families. The District has two cities: Rafsanjan and Mes-e Sarcheshmeh....

, Nuq District

Nuq District

Nuq District is a district in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,361, in 2,840 families. The District has one city: Bahreman....

, Koshkuiyeh District

Koshkuiyeh District

Koshkuiyeh District is a district in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,048, in 5,303 families. The District has one city: Koshkuiyeh....

, and Ferdows District

Ferdows District

Ferdows District is a district in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,959, in 3,829 families. The District has one city: Safayyeh....

. The county has five cities: Rafsanjan

Rafsanjan

Rafsanjan is a city in and the capital of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136,388, in 33,489 families.It is Iran's center of pistachio cultivation. It had an estimated population of 134,848 in 2005....

, Mes-e Sarcheshmeh

Mes-e Sarcheshmeh

Mes-e Sarcheshmeh is a city in the Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,451, in 2,182 families....

, Bahreman

Bahreman

Bahreman is a city in and the capital of Nuq District, in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,405, in 1,109 families....

, Koshkuiyeh

Koshkuiyeh

Koshkuiyeh is a city in and the capital of Koshkuiyeh District, in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,150, in 1,428 families....

, and Safayyeh

Safayyeh

Safayyeh is a city in and the capital of Ferdows District, in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,961, in 499 families. The name was changed from Ferdowsiyeh to Safayyeh when city status was bestowed upon the one-time village....

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