Yazd province
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.
| 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 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 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
They are located in the east of Yazd Province with the highest peaks being Bon Lokht