Khoshab County

Khoshab County (Persian: شهرستان خوشاب) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Soltanabad.

For other places with a similar name, see Khoshab.

Khoshab County
Persian: شهرستان خوشاب
County
Tabas village
Tabas village
Location of Khoshab County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Khoshab County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°34′N 57°55′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalSoltanabad
DistrictsCentral, Meshkan, Now Deh-e Anqolab
Area
 • Total1,869 km2 (722 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total37,181
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Khoshab District of Sabzevar County) was 37,600 in 9,944 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 37,914 people in 10,989 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Khoshab County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 37,181 in 11,883 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

After the 2016 census, Now Deh-e Anqolab District was established, with the newly formed Now Deh-e Anqolab Rural District and Tabas Rural District as its subdivisions.[5] The district's capital, Now Deh-e Arbab, was elevated from village status to that of a city,[6] as was the village of Meshkan in Meshkan District.[7]

Khoshab County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District26,99327,34527,169
Robat-e Jaz Rural District3,2213,2423,294
Soltanabad Rural District7,1297,5038,028
Tabas Rural District11,82211,1059,915
Soltanabad (city)4,8215,4955,932
Meshkan District10,60710,56910,012
Meshkan Rural District10,6075,0785,333
Yam Rural District5,4914,679
Meshkan (city)2
Now Deh-e Anqolab District3
Now Deh-e Anqolab Rural District3
Tabas Rural District
Now Deh-e Arbab (city)2
Total37,60037,91437,181
1As a part of Sabzevar County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[7][6]
3Established after the 2016 census[5]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 May 2023). "Khoshab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 May 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.
  5. "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (27 June 1399). "The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Now Deh-e Anqolab into a city". Tahlil Bazaar (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 December 2016). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Meshkan village, the center of Meshkan District, Khoshab County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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