Zirkuh County

Zirkuh County

Persian: شهرستان زيركوه
Zirkuh County Persian: شهرستان زيركوه
County
	Location of Zirkuh County in South Khorasan province
	Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°32′N 60°10′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
Capital	Hajjiabad
Districts	Central, Shaskuh, Zohan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	40,155
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zirkuh County (Persian: شهرستان زيركوه) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hajjiabad.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Zirkuh and Zohan Districts of Qaen County) was 38,129 in 9,339 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 41,081 people in 10,973 households.[4] At the 2016 census the county's population was 40,155 in 11,178 households, by which time the districts had been separated from the county to become Zirkuh County.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Zirkuh County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	17,874	20,092	19,713
Petergan Rural District	5,865	6,375	5,976
Zirkuh Rural District	7,676	7,799	7,569
Hajjiabad (city)	4,333	5,918	6,168
Shaskuh District	8,329	9,752	9,490
Bohnabad Rural District			5,468
Shaskuh Rural District	8,329	9,752	4,022
Abiz-e Jadid (city)²
Zohan District	11,926	11,237	10,952
Afin Rural District	5,311	4,760	4,699
Zohan Rural District	5,908	5,058	5,135
Zohan (city)	707	1,419	1,118
Total	38,129	41,081	40,155
¹As a part of Qaen County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses ²Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2023). "Zirkuh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. 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. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Fazli, Rahmani (4 February 2016). "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Abiz village into a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2023). "Zirkuh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. 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. 29. 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. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Abiz_City-5] Fazli, Rahmani (4 February 2016). "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Abiz village into a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.