Mashhad County Persian:شهرستان مشهد | |
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![]() Location of Mashhad County in Razavi Khorasan province (top right, green) | |
![]() Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran | |
Coordinates:36°21′31″N59°49′38″E / 36.35861°N 59.82722°E /36.35861; 59.82722[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
Capital | Mashhad |
Districts | Central,Ahmadabad,Razaviyeh |
Area | |
• Total | 9,169 km2 (3,540 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,372,660 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Mashhad County atGEOnet Names Server |
Mashhad County (Persian:شهرستان مشهد) is inRazavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city ofMashhad, which is also the capital of the Province.[3]
After the 2016 National Census,Binalud was elevated to the status of a city.[4]Torqabeh District was separated from the county in the establishment ofBinalud County.[5][a]
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 2,848,637, in 746,652 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,069,941 people in 889,034 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 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, behindTehran County.
Mashhad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 2,679,938 | 2,991,644 | 3,280,368 |
Darzab RD | 12,886 | 12,192 | 13,112 |
Kardeh RD | 7,096 | 6,115 | 5,354 |
Kenevist RD | 29,184 | 22,538 | 27,987 |
Miyan Velayat RD | 20,397 | 23,502 | 29,751 |
Tabadkan RD | 71,170 | 83,159 | 105,285 |
Tus RD | 128,405 | 77,880 | 97,695 |
Mashhad (city) | 2,410,800 | 2,766,258 | 3,001,184 |
Ahmadabad District | 51,267 | 28,118 | 32,988 |
Piveh Zhan RD | 17,262 | 17,768 | 20,589 |
Sarjam RD | 32,844 | 8,863 | 10,343 |
Binalud (city)[b] | |||
Molkabad (city) | 1,161 | 1,487 | 2,056 |
Razaviyeh District | 67,093 | 50,169 | 59,232 |
Abravan RD | 13,561 | 14,209 | 14,905 |
Meyami RD | 44,348 | 25,070 | 28,890 |
Pain Velayat RD | 6,399 | 6,348 | 6,587 |
Razaviyeh (city) | 2,785 | 4,542 | 8,850 |
Torqabeh District[c] | 50,339 | ||
Shandiz RD | 15,431 | ||
Torqabeh RD | 15,348 | ||
Shandiz (city) | 6,402 | ||
Torqabeh (city) | 13,158 | ||
Total | 2,848,637 | 3,069,941 | 3,372,660 |
RD = Rural District |
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