Torqabeh and Shandiz County

Torqabeh and Shandiz County (Persian: شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز), formerly Binalud County, is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county 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.[1] 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.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 69,640 in 21,861 households.[3]

Torqabeh and Shandiz County
شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز
County
Location of Torqabeh and Shandiz County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Torqabeh and Shandiz County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°18′N 59°20′E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalTorqabeh
DistrictsShandiz, Torqabeh
Area
 • Total1,158 km2 (447 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total69,640
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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.[3]

Torqabeh and Shandiz County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Shandiz District30,98136,294
Abardeh Rural District7,8666,614
Shandiz Rural District12,68715,693
Shandiz (city)10,42813,987
Torqabeh District50,33927,50233,344
Jagharq Rural District4,7555,847
Shandiz Rural District15,431
Torqabeh Rural District15,3486,0296,499
Shandiz (city)6,402
Torqabeh (city)13,15816,71820,998
Total50,33958,48369,640
1As a part of Mashhad County at the 2006 census
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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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