Torbat-e Heydarieh County

Torbat-e Heydarieh County (Persian: شهرستان تربت حیدریه, Šahrestâne Torbate Heydarie) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Torbat-e Heydarieh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 261,917, in 67,735 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 210,390 people in 60,777 households, by which time Jolgeh Zaveh District had been separated from the county to form Zaveh County.[2] At the 2016 census, Torbat-e Heydarieh County's population was 224,626 in 68,927 households.[3]

Torbat-e Heydarieh County
شهرستان تربت حیدریه
County
Harvesting saffron, the main agricultural product of this county
Location of Torbat-e Heydarieh County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°25′N 59°09′E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalTorbat-e Heydarieh
DistrictsCentral, Bayg, Jolgeh Rokh, Kadkan
Area
 • Total3,681 km2 (1,421 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total224,626
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Torbat-e Heydarieh County at GEOnet Names Server

Torbat-e Heydarieh County is 1005 km. away from Tehran and in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountains having different weather in different areas. In the past, this city was called Zaveh. According to a narrative in 13th century, Sheikh Haydar, a famous Gnostic, was living there. The change of its name from Zaveh to Torbat-e Heydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belongs to Sasanian times and the 13th century: Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheikh Haydar, Sheikh Abolghasema, and Shoh Senjan tombs.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Torbat-e Heydarieh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, eight rural districts, and four cities.[3]

Torbat-e Heydarieh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District150,643166,313179,084
Bala Velayat Rural District20,90824,38127,133
Pain Velayat Rural District10,37510,78211,932
Torbat-e Heydarieh (city)119,360131,150140,019
Bayg District8,3277,1616,937
Bayg Rural District4,3673,5843,392
Bayg (city)3,9603,5773,545
Jolgeh Rokh District24,88624,70525,748
Bala Rokh Rural District7,4837,5657,825
Mian Rokh Rural District5,9036,1625,686
Pain Rokh Rural District10,1569,25710,686
Robat-e Sang (city)1,3441,7211,551
Jolgeh Zaveh District166,206
Safaiyeh Rural District12,711
Soleyman Rural District27,332
Zaveh Rural District17,423
Dowlatabad (city)8,740
Kadkan District11,85512,03112,805
Kadkan Rural District5,1075,1475,941
Roqicheh Rural District3,5823,0963,145
Kadkan (city)3,1663,7883,719
Total261,917210,390224,626
1Became a part of Zaveh 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. 09. 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. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "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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