Mashhad County

Mashhad County (Persian: شهرستان مشهد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, which is also the capital of the province.

For the city, see Mashhad. For other places with a similar name, see Mashhad.

Mashhad County
Persian: شهرستان مشهد
County
Imam Reza
Imam Reza
Location of Mashhad County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Mashhad County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°21′31″N 59°49′38″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalMashhad
DistrictsCentral, Ahmadabad, Razaviyeh
Area
 • Total9,169 km2 (3,540 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,372,660
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Mashhad County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 2,848,637, in 746,652 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 3,069,941 people in 889,034 households, by which time Torqabeh District had been separated from the county to form Torqabeh and Shandiz County.[4] At the 2016 census, Mashhad County's population was 3,372,660, in 1,021,068 households.[2] It is the most populous county in the province and the second most populous in the country, behind Tehran County.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Mashhad County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, 11 rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Mashhad County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District2,679,9382,991,6443,280,368
Darzab Rural District12,88612,19213,112
Kardeh Rural District7,0966,1155,354
Kenevist Rural District29,18422,53827,987
Miyan Velayat Rural District20,39723,50229,751
Tabadkan Rural District71,17083,159105,285
Tus Rural District128,40577,88097,695
Mashhad (city)2,410,8002,766,2583,001,184
Ahmadabad District51,26728,11832,988
Piveh Zhan Rural District17,26217,76820,589
Sarjam Rural District32,8448,86310,343
Binalud (city)1
Molkabad (city)1,1611,4872,056
Razaviyeh District67,09350,16959,232
Abravan Rural District13,56114,20914,905
Meyami Rural District44,34825,07028,890
Pain Velayat Rural District6,3996,3486,587
Razaviyeh (city)2,7854,5428,850
Torqabeh District250,339
Shandiz Rural District15,431
Torqabeh Rural District15,348
Shandiz (city)6,402
Torqabeh (city)13,158
Total2,848,6373,069,9413,372,660
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
2Became a part of Torqabeh and Shandiz County
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 May 2023). "Mashhad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 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. "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.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. "Introducing the city". Binalood. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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