Quchan County

Quchan County (Persian: شهرستان قوچان) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Quchan.[3]

For the city, see Quchan. For the administrative divisions of this county, see Quchan Atiq District and Quchan Atiq Rural District.

Quchan County
Persian: شهرستان قوچان
County
Landscape near Yadak village, Quchan County
Location of Quchan County in Razavi Khorasan province (top left, green)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°09′N 58°35′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalQuchan
DistrictsCentral, Abkuh, Bajgiran, Quchan Atiq
Area
 • Total3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total174,495
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Quchan County at GEOnet Names Server

History

Until 2003, Quchan County had three districts: Central, Bajgiran, and Faruj. Faruj District was separated from the county and Faruj County in North Khorasan province was established.

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Almajeq,[4] Mezerj,[5] and Shahr-e Kohneh[4] were elevated to city status.

In 2019, Dughayi Rural District and Quchan Atiq Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Abkuh District[6] and Quchan Atiq District,[7] respectively, each of which was divided into two rural districts.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 179,613 in 45,502 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 179,714 people in 51,045 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 174,495 in 52,851 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Quchan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[8]2011[9]2016[2]
Central District169,575171,421166,868
Dughayi RD13,18011,85711,704
Quchan Atiq RD24,55923,22621,037
Shirin Darreh RD15,89814,33215,435
Sudlaneh RD18,98518,24617,088
Mezerj (city)[lower-alpha 1]
Quchan (city)96,953103,760101,604
Abkuh District[lower-alpha 2]
Bahar RD[lower-alpha 2]
Dughayi RD
Almajeq (city)[lower-alpha 3]
Bajgiran District10,0388,2937,625
Dowlatkhaneh RD9,2857,8877,031
Bajgiran (city)753406594
Quchan Atiq District[lower-alpha 4]
Quchan Atiq RD
Yazdan RD[lower-alpha 4]
Shahr-e Kohneh (city)[lower-alpha 3]
Total179,613179,714174,495
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Quchan County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes
  1. Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
  2. Established after the 2016 census[6]
  3. Became a city after the 2016 census[4]
  4. Established after the 2016 census[7]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 May 2023). "Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 May 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". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. "The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. Jahangiri, Ishaq (29 December 2019). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan" (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
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