Torqabeh District

Coordinates: 36°14′53″N 59°22′32″E / 36.24806°N 59.37556°E / 36.24806; 59.37556
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Torqabeh District
Persian: بخش طرقبه
Torqabeh District is located in Iran
Torqabeh District
Torqabeh District
Coordinates: 36°14′53″N 59°22′32″E / 36.24806°N 59.37556°E / 36.24806; 59.37556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyTorqabeh and Shandiz
CapitalTorqabeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total33,344
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torqabeh District (Persian: بخش طرقبه) is in Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torqabeh.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as a part of Mashhad County) was 50,339 in 13,656 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 27,502 people in 8,501 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County (now Torqabeh and Shandiz County).[6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 33,344 inhabitants in 10,805 households.[2]

Torqabeh District Population1
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Jagharq RD 4,755 5,847
Shandiz RD2 15,431
Torqabeh RD 15,348 6,029 6,499
Shandiz (city)2 6,402
Torqabeh (city) 13,158 16,718 20,998
Total 50,339 27,502 33,344
RD: Rural District
1As a part of Mashhad County at the 2006 census
2Became a part of Shandiz District

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 May 2023). "Torqabeh District (Torqabeh and Shandiz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  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". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Mashhad County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2023.