Yazd province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and is in the center of the country. Its capital is the city of Yazd. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5. The province has an area of 76,469 km2.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 958,323 in 258,691 households. The 2011 national census counted 1,074,428 people living in 309,749 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 1,138,533 in 340,657 households, by which time Tabas County had been separated from the province to join South Khorasan province.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Yazd Province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

+ Yazd Province Counties 2006 2011 2016 Abarkuh 42,610 46,662 51,552 Ardakan 66,900 77,758 97,960 Ashkezar 28,072 33,192 32,566 Bafq 51,507 41,876 50,845 Behabad — 15,331 17,221 Khatam 31,695 35,158 36,562 Marvast — — — Mehriz 43,363 44,126 51,733 Meybod 70,728 82,840 99,727 Tabas 63,047 69,658 — Taft 45,357 45,145 43,893 Yazd 515,044 582,682 656,474 Zarach — — — Total 958,323 1,074,428 1,138,533

Cities

According to the 2016 census, 971,355 people (over 85% of the population of Yazd province) live in the following cities:

City Population Abarkuh 27,524 Ahmadabad 6,046 Aqda 1,754 Ardakan 75,271 Ashkezar 19,123 Bafq 45,453 Bafruiyeh 6,939 Behabad 9,232 Hamidiya 51,793 Herat 13,032 Khezrabad 535 Marvast 9,379 Mehrdasht 8,097 Mehriz 34,237 Meybod 80,712 Nadushan 2,351 Nir 1,740 Shahediyeh 18,309 Taft 18,464 Yazd 529,673 Zarach 11,691

Geography

Yazd Province with the area of Statoids.com is situated in an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet. The city itself is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location, in a valley between Shir Kuh, the tallest mountain in the region at above sea level, and Kharaneq. The city proper is located at above sea-level, and covers .

Mountains of Yazd South- and Southwestern Mountains This group is wider than the other ridges and includes Shir Kuh.

Eastern Mountains They are located in the east of Yazd Province with the highest peaks being Bon Lokht (3002).

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