Ardekan County
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Ardakan 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 Yazd Province
Yazd Province
Yazd Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the centre of the country, and its administrative center is the city of Yazd.The province has an area of 131,575 km², and according to the most recent divisions of the country, is divided into eleven counties: Maybod, Mehreez, Taft,...

 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 Ardakan
Ardakan
Ardakan is a city in and the capital of Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51,349, in 13,730 families.Ardakan is the second major city of Yazd Province. It was established in the 12th century in the Zardug region...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 66,900, in 18,140 families. The county is divided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Ardakan County)
The Central District of Ardakan County is a district in Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 59,127, in 15,752 families. The District has two cities: Ardakan and Ahmadabad....

, Kharanaq District
Kharanaq District
Kharanaq District is a district in Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,195, in 1,001 families. The District is entirely rural....

, and Aqda District
Aqda District
Aqda District is a district in Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,578, in 1,387 families. The District has one city: Aqda....

. The county has three cities: Ardakan
Ardakan
Ardakan is a city in and the capital of Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51,349, in 13,730 families.Ardakan is the second major city of Yazd Province. It was established in the 12th century in the Zardug region...

, Ahmadabad
Ahmadabad, Yazd
Ahmadabad is a city in the Central District of Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,693, in 1,228 families....

, and Aqda
Aqda
Aqda is a city in and the capital of Aqda District, in Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,583, in 432 families....

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