Gonabad County Explained
| Gonabad County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان گناباد |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Gonabad |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Kakhk |
| Area Total Km2: | 5789 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 88753 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 34.4333°N 110°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Elevation M: | 1105 |
Gonabad County (fa|شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Bajestan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 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] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,753 in 27,607 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Gonabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Gonabad County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 64,849 | 69,773 | 76,427 |
| 16,701 | 18,727 | 20,989 |
| 8,762 | 9,331 | 9,164 |
| Bidokht (city) | 4,823 | 5,348 | 5,501 |
| Gonabad (city) | 34,563 | 36,367 | 40,773 |
| Bajestan District | 29,495 | | |
| 3,382 | | |
| 5,294 | | |
| 6,334 | | |
| Bajestan (city) | 11,136 | | |
| Yunesi (city) | 3,349 | | |
| Kakhk District | 11,814 | 11,010 | 12,326 |
| 3,052 | 2,354 | 2,809 |
| 4,747 | 4,243 | 4,892 |
| Kakhk (city) | 4,015 | 4,413 | 4,625 |
| Total | 106,158 | 80,783 | 88,753 |
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Geography
Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī[7]
Historical places
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gonabad County. . 31 October 2024. 31 October 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 17 November 2015. c. 2015. Approved 21 June 1369. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. 6 January 2024.
- Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020094234/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135002. 20 October 2020. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Davodi. Parviz. Approved 18 September 1386. 29 October 2019. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161409/T38028K. 8 November 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx. Excel. 2 April 2022.
- Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran
