Shahrud County (Persian: شهرستان شاهرود) is in Semnan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahrud.

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Ruyan was elevated to the status of the city of Rudiyan. After the 2016 census, Meyami District was separated from the county in the establishment of Meyami County.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,007 in 62,196 households. The following census in 2011 counted 238,830 people in 70,598 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 218,628 in 69,723 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Shahrud County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	142,663	155,326	166,963
Dehmolla RD	2,197	1,797	2,317
Howmeh RD	10,008	9,555	7,366
Torud RD	3,542	3,500	3,381
Rudiyan (city)			3,770
Shahrud (city)	126,916	140,474	150,129
Bastam District	37,635	39,101	44,052
Kalat-e Hay-ye Gharbi RD	3,456	4,568	4,983
Kharqan RD	15,936	16,308	18,877
Bastam (city)	7,382	7,712	8,609
Kalateh-ye Khij (city)	5,335	5,057	5,651
Mojen (city)	5,526	5,456	5,932
Beyarjomand District	7,885	7,145	7,613
Beyarjomand RD	2,023	1,643	2,018
Kharturan RD	3,616	3,061	3,067
Beyarjomand (city)	2,246	2,441	2,528
Meyami District	36,824	37,258
Farumad RD	3,472	2,575
Kalat-e Hay-ye Sharqi RD	6,420	5,837
Meyami RD	6,524	5,358
Nardin RD	5,514	6,630
Rezvan RD	10,837	12,296
Meyami (city)	4,057	4,562
Total	225,007	238,830	218,628
RD = Rural District

Notable people

• Bayazid Bastami, 9th century Sufi
• Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (963-1033), Sufi
• Abbas Foroughi Bastami (1798-1857), poet

See also

Media related to Shahrud County at Wikimedia Commons

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