Bojnord County
Bojnord County
Persian: شهرستان بجنورد | |
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Coordinates: 37°37′N 57°22′E / 37.617°N 57.367°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
Capital | Bojnord |
Districts | Central, Garmkhan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 324,083 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bojnord County at GEOnet Names Server |
Bojnord County (Persian: شهرستان بجنورد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bojnord.[3]
Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 322,309 in 79,882 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 365,896 people in 100,900 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 324,083 in 94,457 households,[2] by which time Raz and Jargalan District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County.[6]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Bojnord County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 238,632 | 279,872 | 300,082 |
Aladagh RD | 26,259 | 32,494 | 28,218 |
Baba Aman RD | 19,323 | 24,187 | 15,609 |
Badranlu RD | 20,278 | 23,400 | 23,944 |
Bojnord (city) | 172,772 | 199,791 | 228,931 |
Chenaranshahr (city) | 3,380 | ||
Garmkhan District | 28,259 | 26,955 | 24,001 |
Garmkhan RD | 17,104 | 15,720 | 13,844 |
Gifan RD | 10,439 | 9,577 | 8,658 |
Hesar-e Garmkhan (city) | 716 | 1,658 | 1,499 |
Raz and Jargalan District[a] | 55,418 | 59,034 | |
Gholaman RD | 13,965 | 14,813 | |
Jargalan RD | 30,659 | 32,981 | |
Raz RD | 6,059 | 5,493 | |
Raz (city) | 4,735 | 5,747 | |
Total | 322,309 | 365,896 | 324,083 |
RD = Rural District |
See also[edit]
Media related to Bojnord County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes[edit]
- ^ Transferred to Raz and Jargalan County[6]
References[edit]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 May 2023). "Bojnord County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. 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. 28. 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. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Distributional changes in North Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023.