Bakhtegan County

Coordinates: 29°38′N 53°50′E / 29.633°N 53.833°E / 29.633; 53.833
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Bakhtegan County
Persian: شهرستان بختگان
County
Location of Bakhtegan County in Fars province
Location of Bakhtegan County in Fars province
Location of Fars province in Iran
Location of Fars province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°38′N 53°50′E / 29.633°N 53.833°E / 29.633; 53.833[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CapitalAbadeh Tashk
DistrictsCentral, Hana
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bakhtegan County (Persian: شهرستان بختگان) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abadeh Tashk,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 7,379 people in 2,277 households.[3]

In July 2018, Abadeh Tashk District was separated from Neyriz County in the establishment of Bakhtegan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Abadeh Tashk as its capital and only city at that time.[2] In 2023, the village of Tom Shuli was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Administrative divisions[edit]

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

Bakhtegan County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Abadeh Tashk RD
Bakhtegan RD
Abadeh Tashk (city)
Khvajeh Jamali (city)1
Hana District
Chah Gaz RD
Hana RD
Tom Shuli (city)1
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2023). "Bakhtegan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the changes in the country divisions of Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "With the approval of the Minister of Interior, Tom Shuli village became a city". Hourgan (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 17 November 1402. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.