Torbat-e Heydarieh County (Persian: شهرستان تربت حیدریه, Šahrestâne Torbate Heydarie) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torbat-e Heydarieh.[3]
Torbat-e Heydarieh County
Persian: شهرستان تربت حیدریه | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 35°25′N 59°09′E / 35.417°N 59.150°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
Capital | Torbat-e Heydarieh |
Districts | Central, Bayg, Jolgeh Rokh, Kadkan |
Area | |
• Total | 3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 224,626 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Torbat-e Heydarieh County at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 261,917, in 67,735 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 210,390 people in 60,777 households,[5] by which time Jolgeh Zaveh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaveh County.[6] At the 2016 census, Torbat-e Heydarieh County's population was 224,626 in 68,927 households.[2]
Torbat-e Heydarieh County is 1005 km away from Tehran, and in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountains having different weather in different areas. In the past, this city was called Zaveh. According to a narrative in the 13th century, Sheikh Haydar, a famous Gnostic, was living there. The change of its name from Zaveh to Torbat-e Heydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belongs to Sasanian times and the 13th century: Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheikh Haydar, Sheikh Abolghasema, and Shoh Senjan tombs.
The population history and structural changes of Torbat-e Heydarieh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, eight rural districts, and four cities.[2]
After the 2016 census, the village of Nasar was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 150,643 | 166,313 | 179,084 |
Bala Velayat RD | 20,908 | 24,381 | 27,133 |
Pain Velayat RD | 10,375 | 10,782 | 11,932 |
Torbat-e Heydarieh (city) | 119,360 | 131,150 | 140,019 |
Bayg District | 8,327 | 7,161 | 6,937 |
Bayg RD | 4,367 | 3,584 | 3,392 |
Bayg (city) | 3,960 | 3,577 | 3,545 |
Jolgeh Rokh District | 24,886 | 24,705 | 25,748 |
Bala Rokh RD | 7,483 | 7,565 | 7,825 |
Miyan Rokh RD | 5,903 | 6,162 | 5,686 |
Pain Rokh RD | 10,156 | 9,257 | 10,686 |
Nasar (city)1 | |||
Robat-e Sang (city) | 1,344 | 1,721 | 1,551 |
Jolgeh Zaveh District2 | 66,206 | ||
Safaiyeh RD | 12,711 | ||
Soleyman RD | 27,332 | ||
Zaveh RD | 17,423 | ||
Dowlatabad (city) | 8,740 | ||
Kadkan District | 11,855 | 12,031 | 12,805 |
Kadkan RD | 5,107 | 5,147 | 5,941 |
Roqicheh RD | 3,582 | 3,096 | 3,145 |
Kadkan (city) | 3,166 | 3,788 | 3,719 |
Total | 261,917 | 210,390 | 224,626 |
RD: Rural District 1Became a city after the 2016 census[7] 2Became a part of Zaveh County[6] |