Bojnord County

Bojnord County (Persian: شهرستان بجنورد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Bojnord. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 322,309 in 79,882 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 365,896 people in 100,900 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 324,083 in 94,457 households, by which time Raz and Jargalan District had been separated from the county to form Raz and Jargalan County.[3]

Bojnord County
شهرستان بجنورد
County
Location of Bojnord County in North Khorasan province
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°37′N 57°22′E
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CapitalBojnord
DistrictsCentral, Garmkhan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total324,083
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Bojnord County at GEOnet Names Server

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bojnord County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and three cities.[3]

Bojnord County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District238,632279,872300,082
Aladagh Rural District26,25932,49428,218
Baba Aman Rural District19,32324,18715,609
Badranlu Rural District20,27823,40023,944
Bojnord (city)172,772199,791228,931
Chenaranshahr (city)3,380
Garmkhan District28,25926,95524,001
Garmkhan Rural District17,10415,72013,844
Gifan Rural District10,4399,5778,658
Hesar-e Garmkhan (city)7161,6581,499
Raz and Jargalan District155,41859,034
Gholaman Rural District13,96514,813
Jargalan Rural District30,65932,981
Raz Rural District6,0595,493
Raz (city)4,7355,747
Total322,309365,896324,083
1Became a part of Raz and Jargalan County
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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