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Mashhad County

Mashhad County (Persian: شهرستان مشهد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, which is also the capital of the Province.

History

After the 2016 National Census, Binalud was elevated to the status of a city. Torqabeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 2,848,637, in 746,652 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,069,941 people in 889,034 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 3,372,660, in 1,021,068 households. It is the most populous county in the province and the second most populous in the country, behind Tehran County.

Administrative divisions

Mashhad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Mashhad County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 2,679,938 2,991,644 3,280,368
Darzab RD 12,886 12,192 13,112
Kardeh RD 7,096 6,115 5,354
Kenevist RD 29,184 22,538 27,987
Miyan Velayat RD 20,397 23,502 29,751
Tabadkan RD 71,170 83,159 105,285
Tus RD 128,405 77,880 97,695
Mashhad (city) 2,410,800 2,766,258 3,001,184
Ahmadabad District 51,267 28,118 32,988
Piveh Zhan RD 17,262 17,768 20,589
Sarjam RD 32,844 8,863 10,343
Binalud (city)
Molkabad (city) 1,161 1,487 2,056
Razaviyeh District 67,093 50,169 59,232
Abravan RD 13,561 14,209 14,905
Meyami RD 44,348 25,070 28,890
Pain Velayat RD 6,399 6,348 6,587
Razaviyeh (city) 2,785 4,542 8,850
Torqabeh District 50,339
Shandiz RD 15,431
Torqabeh RD 15,348
Shandiz (city) 6,402
Torqabeh (city) 13,158
Total 2,848,637 3,069,941 3,372,660
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Mashhad County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ Renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz County
  2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census
  3. ^ Transferred to Binalud County

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 November 2024). "Mashhad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  4. ^ "Introducing the city". binalood.ir. c. 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ Davodi, Parviz (3 December 2014) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Mashhad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161411/T38028K. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  6. ^ Rahimian, Hamid Reza (8 June 2022) [Approved 16 June 1401]. "The county of Binalud was renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz". isna.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via Iranian Students' News Agency.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.