Torbat-e Jam County

Summary

Torbat-e Jam County (Persian: شهرستان تربت جام) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torbat-e Jam.[3]

Torbat-e Jam County
Persian: شهرستان تربت جام
County
Location of Torbat-e Jam County in Razavi Khorasan province (right, purple)
Location of Torbat-e Jam County in Razavi Khorasan province (right, purple)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°20′N 60°37′E / 35.333°N 60.617°E / 35.333; 60.617[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalTorbat-e Jam
DistrictsCentral, Buzhgan, Nasrabad, Pain Jam
Area
 • Total4,967 km2 (1,918 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total267,671
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Torbat-e Jam County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 239,395, in 53,510 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 262,712 people in 65,817 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 267,671 in 71,802 households.[2] Salehabad District was separated from the county in 2018 in the establishment of Salehabad County.[6]

Administrative divisions edit

The population history and structural changes of Torbat-e Jam County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows five districts, 13 rural districts, and five cities.[2]

Torbat-e Jam County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 123,799 138,638 143,252
Jamrud RD 9,651 10,743 10,724
Jolgeh-ye Musaabad RD 7,728 8,932 8,212
Miyan Jam RD 22,862 24,205 23,867
Torbat-e Jam (city) 83,558 94,758 100,449
Buzhgan District 18,400 19,209 20,976
Dasht-e Jam RD 7,296 422 4
Harirud RD 4,430 5,232 5,275
Ahmadabad-e Sowlat (city) 6,758 8,326
Nilshahr (city) 6,674 6,797 7,371
Nasrabad District 37,429 40,245 40,440
Bala Jam RD 11,412 11,723 12,243
Karizan RD 19,182 20,765 20,737
Nasrabad (city) 6,835 7,757 7,460
Pain Jam District 16,555 18,925 19,577
Gol Banu RD 7,998 9,088 9,338
Zam RD 8,557 9,837 10,239
Samiabad-e Arbab Din Mohammad (city)1
Salehabad District2 43,212 45,695 43,426
Bagh-e Keshmir RD 10,011 10,379 10,607
Jannatabad RD 10,087 9,610 8,162
Qaleh Hamam RD 7,687 8,404 8,477
Salehabad RD 7,147 7,660 7,555
Salehabad (city) 8,280 9,642 8,625
Total 239,395 262,712 267,671
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
2Became a part of Salehabad County

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 May 2023). "Torbat-e Jam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 July 2017). "Letter of approval regarding reforms and divisional changes in Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Samiabad village, the center of Pain Jam District, Torbat-e Jam County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.