Gonbaki County

Not to be confused with Gonabad County or Gonbad-e Kavus County.

For the administrative division of this county, see Gonbaki Rural District. For the city, see Gonbaki.

Gonbaki County Persian: شهرستان گنبکی
County
Location of Gonbaki County in Kerman province (center right, yellow)
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°31′27″N 58°45′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
Capital	Gonbaki
Districts	Central, Naseriyeh
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gonbaki County (Persian: شهرستان گنبکی) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonbaki,[2][a] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 7,210 people in 1,869 households.[4]

History

After the 2006 census, Rigan District was separated from Bam County in the establishment of Rigan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mohammadabad as its capital and only city at the time.[5]

In 2023, Gonbaki District[b] was separated from the county in the establishment of Gonbaki County and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Gonbaki as its capital and only city at the time.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Gonbaki County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Gonbaki County

Administrative Divisions
Central District[c]
Gonbaki RD
Ziarat RD
Gonbaki (city)[a]
Naseriyeh District
Kahur Khoshk RD
Naseriyeh RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Gonbaki County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki[3]
2. Renamed the Central District of Gonbaki County[2]
3. Formerly Gonbaki District of Rigan County[2]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 December 2024). "Gonbaki County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023) [Approved 18 February 1402]. "Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Kerman province". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 65204; Notification 25362/T59007H. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
3. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (6 October 2011). "Nine new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions, with some changes in the geographical map of three provinces". farsnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Kerman province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161407/T38028K. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.