Gonabad County

Gonabad County

Persian: شهرستان گناباد
Gonabad County Persian: شهرستان گناباد
County
	Castle of Yazdegerd III
	Location of Gonabad County in Razavi Khorasan province (bottom, pink)
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E / 34.433°N 58.867°E / 34.433; 58.867
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)
• Total	88,753
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

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]

Climate and geography

Gonabad is located in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī ^[7]

Administrative divisions

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]

Gonabad County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
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]

Historical places

Gallery

Zibad Castle
Zibad Mountain
Sassanian Castel
Ancient water clock used in a qanat of Gonabad 2500 years ago

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ a b Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[2016_census-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.

[Khorasan_Province_Structure_2-3] 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". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[2006_census-4] "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.

[2011_census-5] "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.

[Bajestan_County-6] Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

[7] Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran