page_title: Counties of Iran
section_title: Isfahan Province
hierarchical_section_title: Counties of Iran / Isfahan Province
context_page_description: The counties of Iran, called shahrestan, are administrative divisions of larger provinces. The word shahrestan comes from the Persian words šahr and stân. "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to shahrestan.
  Iranian counties are divided into one or more baxš, or districts. A typical county includes both cities and rural agglomerations, which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county.
  Each county is governed by an office known as farmândâri, which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a farmândâr, the governor of the county and the highest-ranking official in the division.
  Among the provinces of Iran, Fars has the highest number of shahrestans, while Qom uniquely has only one, being coextensive with its namesake county. In 2005, Iran had 324 shahrestans.
context_section_description: Aran va Bidgol County
  Ardestan County
  Borkhar County
  Buin va Miandasht County
  Chadegan County
  Dehaqan County
  Falavarjan County
  Faridan County
  Fereydunshahr County
  Golpayegan County
  Isfahan County
  Kashan County
  Khansar County
  Khomeyni Shahr County
  Khur and Biabanak County
  Lenjan County
  Mobarakeh County
  Nain County
  Najafabad County
  Natanz County
  Semirom County
  Shahreza County
  Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County
  Tiran and Karvan County
caption: Counties of Isfahan