Fanuj () is a city in the
Central District of
Fanuj County
Fanuj County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fanuj.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Fanuj District was separated from Nik Shahr County
Nik Shahr County () is in Sistan and Baluc ...
,
Sistan and Baluchestan province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for
Fanuj Rural District
Fanuj Rural District () is in the Central District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Fanuj.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's p ...
.
Fanuj is estimated to sit on 3.6 billion tonnes of titanium reserves. The Fanuj prospect includes a cluster of 30 deposits, each able to yield 1 million tonnes of titanium ore per year.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,706 in 2,124 households,
when it was capital of the former
Fanuj District
Fanuj District () is a former administrative division of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Fanuj.
History
After the 2011 National Census, the district was separated from the county in th ...
of
Nik Shahr County
Nik Shahr County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nik Shahr
Nik Shahr () is a city in the Central District of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital o ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 11,577 people in 2,829 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,070 people in 3,410 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Fanuj as the county's capital.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Populated places in Fanuj County
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