Torqabeh and Shandiz County

Torqabeh and Shandiz County

Persian: شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز
Torqabeh and Shandiz County Persian: شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز
County
	Location of Torqabeh and Shandiz County in Razavi Khorasan province
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°18′N 59°20′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Torqabeh
Districts	Shandiz, Torqabeh
Area
• Total	1,158 km2 (447 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	69,640
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torqabeh and Shandiz County (Persian: شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز), formerly Binalud County, is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torqabeh.

At the 2006 census, the county's population (as Torqabeh District of Mashhad County) was 50,339 in 13,656 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 58,483 people in 17,457 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Torqabeh and Shandiz County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 69,640 in 21,861 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Torqabeh and Shandiz 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]

Torqabeh and Shandiz County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Shandiz District	21,833	30,981	36,294
Abardeh Rural District		7,866	6,614
Shandiz Rural District	15,431	12,687	15,693
Shandiz (city)	6,402	10,428	13,987
Torqabeh District	28,506	27,502	33,344
Jagharq Rural District		4,755	5,847
Torqabeh Rural District	15,348	6,029	6,499
Torqabeh (city)	13,158	16,718	20,998
Total	50,339	58,483	69,640
¹As a part of Mashhad County at the 2006 census

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (10 May 2023). "Torqabeh and Shandiz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
"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.
"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.
"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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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (10 May 2023). "Torqabeh and Shandiz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[2016_census-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.

[2006_census-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.

[2011_census-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.