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
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]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Bajestan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County.^[4] one of the oldest family in gonabad county is yasemi

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 106,158, in 30,357 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 80,783 people in 24,292 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,753 in 27,607 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Gonabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Gonabad County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	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 District^[a]	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

Climate and geography

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

Historical places

Gallery

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

Notes

^ Transferred to Bajestan County^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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 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.
^ ^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.
^ Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran