Gonabad County
Persian: شهرستان گناباد
County
Castle of Yazdegerd III
Castle of Yazdegerd III
Location of Gonabad County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Gonabad County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E / 34.433°N 58.867°E / 34.433; 58.867[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalGonabad
DistrictsCentral, Kakhk
Area
 • Total5,789 km2 (2,235 sq mi)
Elevation
1,105 m (3,625 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total88,753
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gonabad County (Persian: شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 106,158, in 30,357 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 80,783 people in 24,292 households,[5] by which time Bajestan District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County.[6] At the 2016 census, Gonabad County's population was 88,753 in 27,607 households.[2]

Climate and geography

Gonabad is located in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī [7]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Gonabad County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and three cities.[2]

Gonabad County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 64,849 69,773 76,427
Howmeh RD 16,701 18,727 20,989
Pas Kalut RD 8,762 9,331 9,164
Bidokht (city) 4,823 5,348 5,501
Gonabad (city) 34,563 36,367 40,773
Bajestan District1 29,495
Bajestan RD 3,382
Jazin RD 5,294
Yunesi RD 6,334
Bajestan (city) 11,136
Yunesi (city) 3,349
Kakhk District 11,814 11,010 12,326
Kakhk RD 3,052 2,354 2,809
Zibad RD 4,747 4,243 4,892
Kakhk (city) 4,015 4,413 4,625
Total 106,158 80,783 88,753
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Bajestan County[6]

Historical places

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See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ^ Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran


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