Bajestan County

Bajestan County (Persian: شهرستان بجستان) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bajestan.

For the city, see Bajestan. For for the administrative division, see Bajestan Rural District.

Bajestan County
Persian: شهرستان بجستان
County
Location of Bajestan County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Bajestan County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°34′54″N 58°12′07″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalBajestan
DistrictsCentral, Yunesi
Area
 • Total3,792 km2 (1,464 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total31,207
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Bajestan District of Gonabad County) was 29,495 in 8,098 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 30,664 people in 9,244 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Bajestan County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 31,207 in 10,011 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bajestan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Bajestan County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District19,81220,32619,833
Bajestan Rural District3,3823,1622,867
Jazin Rural District5,2946,0315,225
Bajestan (city)11,13611,13311,741
Yunesi District9,68310,33811,374
Sar Daq Rural District3,9594,979
Yunesi Rural District6,3342,8752,969
Yunesi (city)3,3493,5043,426
Total29,49530,66431,207
1As a part of Gonabad County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Bajestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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