Gonabad County

Gonabad County (Persian: شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[3]

Not to be confused with Gonbad-e Kavus County or Gonbaki County.
For the capital city of this county, see Gonabad. For the city in Mashhad County, see Gonabad.

Gonabad County
Persian: شهرستان گناباد
County
Castle of Yazdegerd III
Location of Gonabad County in Razavi Khorasan Province (bottom, pink)
Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalGonabad
DistrictsCentral, Kakhk
Area
 • Total5,789 km2 (2,235 sq mi)
Elevation
1,105 m (3,625 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total88,753
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

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

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

Gonabad County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District64,84969,77376,427
Howmeh RD16,70118,72720,989
Pas Kalut RD8,7629,3319,164
Bidokht (city)4,8235,3485,501
Gonabad (city)34,56336,36740,773
Bajestan District[lower-alpha 1]29,495
Bajestan RD3,382
Jazin RD5,294
Yunesi RD6,334
Bajestan (city)11,136
Yunesi (city)3,349
Kakhk District11,81411,01012,326
Kakhk RD3,0522,3542,809
Zibad RD4,7474,2434,892
Kakhk (city)4,0154,4134,625
Total106,15880,78388,753
RD = Rural District

Climate and geography

Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī[7]

Historical places
  • Zibad Castle
  • Zibad Mountain
  • Sassanian Castel
  • Ancient water clock used in a qanat of Gonabad 2500 years ago

See also

Media related to Gonabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes
  1. Transferred to Bajestan County[6]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran
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