Gonabad County (Persian: شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[3]
Gonabad County
Persian: شهرستان گناباد | |
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Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E / 34.433°N 58.867°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
Capital | Gonabad |
Districts | Central, Kakhk |
Area | |
• Total | 5,789 km2 (2,235 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,105 m (3,625 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 88,753 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics edit
Population edit
At the time of the 2006 National 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]
Administrative divisions edit
Gonabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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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 District[a] | 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 |
Climate and geography edit
Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī[7]
Historical places edit
Gallery edit
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Zibad Castle
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Zibad Mountain
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Sassanian Castel
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Ancient water clock used in a qanat of Gonabad 2500 years ago
See also edit
Media related to Gonabad County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes edit
- ^ Transferred to Bajestan County[6]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran