Nishapur County (Persian: شهرستان نیشاپور) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nishapur, the second largest city in the province and the third largest city in Eastern Iran.

History

Nishapur massacre by the Mongols

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.

Administrative changes

After the 2006 National Census, Taghenkuh District and most of Takht-e Jolgeh District were separated from the county in the establishment of Firuzeh County, and Binalud Rural District was transferred to the Central District. In addition, the village of Bar was elevated to the status of a city.

After the 2016 census, Zeberkhan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zeberkhan County. Additionally, Miyan Jolgeh District was separated to form Miyan Jolgeh County.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 441,184 in 118,214 households. The following census in 2011 counted 433,105 people in 128,969 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 451,780 in 142,545 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Nishapur County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
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 District	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 District	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 RD	9,292
Takht-e Jolgeh RD	13,063
Firuzeh (city)	4,906
Zeberkhan District	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

See also

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