Gonabad County (Persian: شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[3]
Gonabad County
Persian: شهرستان گناباد | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E / 34.433°N 58.867°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
Capital | Gonabad |
Districts | Central, Kakhk |
Area | |
• Total | 5,789 km2 (2,235 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,105 m (3,625 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 88,753 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At 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] 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]
Gonabad is located in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī [7]
The population history and structural changes of Gonabad County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and three cities.[2]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 64,849 | 69,773 | 76,427 |
Howmeh RD | 16,701 | 18,727 | 20,989 |
Pas Kalut RD | 8,762 | 9,331 | 9,164 |
Bidokht (city) | 4,823 | 5,348 | 5,501 |
Gonabad (city) | 34,563 | 36,367 | 40,773 |
Bajestan District1 | 29,495 | ||
Bajestan RD | 3,382 | ||
Jazin RD | 5,294 | ||
Yunesi RD | 6,334 | ||
Bajestan (city) | 11,136 | ||
Yunesi (city) | 3,349 | ||
Kakhk District | 11,814 | 11,010 | 12,326 |
Kakhk RD | 3,052 | 2,354 | 2,809 |
Zibad RD | 4,747 | 4,243 | 4,892 |
Kakhk (city) | 4,015 | 4,413 | 4,625 |
Total | 106,158 | 80,783 | 88,753 |
RD: Rural District 1Became a part of Bajestan County[6] |