Nishapur County
Persian: شهرستان نیشابور | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 36°25′26″N 58°37′31″E / 36.42389°N 58.62528°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
Named for | Shapur I |
Capital | Nishapur |
Districts | Central, Sarvelayat |
Area | |
• Total | 5,653 km2 (2,183 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 451,780 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Demonym | Neyshaburi |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Nishapur County at GEOnet Names Server |
Nishapur County (Persian: شهرستان نیشابور, Šahrestâne Neyšhâbur), or officially Romanized as Neyshabur County, is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nishapur,[3] the second largest city in the province and the third largest city in Eastern Iran.
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 441,184 in 118,214 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 433,105 people in 128,969 households,[5] by which time Taghenkuh District and most of Takht-e Jolgeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Firuzeh County, and Binalud Rural District had been transferred to the Central District.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 451,780 in 142,545 households.[2]
The population history and structural changes of Nishapur County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 13 rural districts, and seven cities.[2]
After the census, Zeberkhan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zeberkhan County.[7] Additionally, Miyan Jolgeh District was separated in the establishment of Miyan Jolgeh County.[8]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 274,700 | 319,576 | 341,182 |
Binalud RD | 5,742 | 5,635 | |
Darbqazi RD | 10,411 | 9,854 | 9,528 |
Fazl RD | 15,323 | 17,121 | 15,792 |
Mazul RD | 30,375 | 34,718 | 33,791 |
Rivand RD | 12,619 | 8,835 | 8,296 |
Bar (city) | 4,121 | 3,765 | |
Nishapur (city) | 205,972 | 239,185 | 264,375 |
Miyan Jolgeh District1 | 37,117 | 38,478 | 39,288 |
Belharat RD | 11,677 | 11,896 | 12,074 |
Eshqabad RD | 15,280 | 15,711 | 16,270 |
Ghazali RD | 8,835 | 8,988 | 8,951 |
Eshqabad (city) | 1,325 | 1,883 | 1,993 |
Sarvelayat District | 17,962 | 17,445 | 14,664 |
Barzanun RD | 6,032 | 5,693 | 4,764 |
Sarvelayat RD | 10,567 | 9,918 | 8,519 |
Chekneh (city) | 1,363 | 1,834 | 1,381 |
Taghenkuh District2 | 22,562 | ||
Taghenkuh-e Jonubi RD | 6,876 | ||
Taghenkuh-e Shomali RD | 15,686 | ||
Takht-e Jolgeh District | 34,267 | ||
Binalud RD | 7,006 | ||
Firuzeh RD2 | 9,292 | ||
Takht-e Jolgeh RD2 | 13,063 | ||
Firuzeh (city)2 | 4,906 | ||
Zeberkhan District3 | 54,576 | 57,606 | 56,635 |
Eshaqabad RD | 10,110 | 10,623 | 11,234 |
Ordughesh RD | 9,788 | 8,556 | 8,174 |
Zeberkhan RD | 14,762 | 15,149 | 14,965 |
Darrud (city) | 4,979 | 5,449 | 5,717 |
Kharv (city) | 11,931 | 14,115 | 13,535 |
Qadamgah (city) | 3,006 | 3,714 | 3,010 |
Total | 441,184 | 433,105 | 451,780 |
RD: Rural District 1Became a part of Miyan Jolgeh County after the 2016 census[8] 2Became a part of Firuzeh County[6] 3Became a part of Zeberkhan County after the 2016 census[7] |
The Nishapur massacre by the Mongols took place at Nishapur in April of 1221. The Mongol armies of Genghis Khan massacred the entire population of the area, which some estimates put at 1,747,000 citizens.[9]