Khoshab County

Khoshab County

شهرستان خوشاب
Khoshab County شهرستان خوشاب
County
	Tabas village
	Location of Khoshab County in Razavi Khorasan province
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°34′N 57°55′E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Soltanabad
Districts[1]	Central, Meshkan
Area
• Total	1,869 km2 (722 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	37,181
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Khoshab County (Persian: شهرستان خوشاب) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Soltanbad. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Khoshab District of Sabzevar County) was 37,600 in 9,944 households.[2] 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.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 37,181 in 11,883 households.[4]

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.[4]

Khoshab County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[2]	2011[3]	2016[4]
Central District²	37,600	27,345	27,169
Meshkan Rural District	10,607
Robat-e Jaz Rural District	3,221	3,242	3,294
Soltanabad Rural District	7,129	7,503	8,028
Tabas Rural District	11,822	11,105	9,915
Soltanabad (city)	4,821	5,495	5,932
Meshkan District		10,569	10,012
Meshkan Rural District		5,078	5,333
Yam Rural District		5,491	4,679
Total	37,600	37,914	37,181
¹As a part of Sabzevar County at the 2006 census ²Formerly Khoshab District

References

First Vice President, Council of Ministers (29 July 2016). Approval Letter Regarding the Reforms of Country Divisions in Razavi Khorasan Province, Sabzevar County (Report). Islamic Parliament Research Center. 161474. Retrieved 6 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.
"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.

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[1] First Vice President, Council of Ministers (29 July 2016). Approval Letter Regarding the Reforms of Country Divisions in Razavi Khorasan Province, Sabzevar County (Report). Islamic Parliament Research Center. 161474. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[2006_census-2] "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-3] "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.

[2016_census-4] "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.