Mashhad County
Mashhad County
شهرستان مشهد | |
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County | |
 Location of Mashhad County in Razavi Khorasan province | |
 Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′N 59°40′E / 36.283°N 59.667°ECoordinates: 36°17′N 59°40′E / 36.283°N 59.667°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan Province |
| Capital | Mashhad |
| Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District, Ahmadabad District, Razaviyeh District |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,372,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Mashhad County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Mashhad County (Persian: شهرستان مشهد) is a county (shahrestān) in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mashhad. At the 2011 census, the population was 3,069,941.[2] At the 2006 census, its population (including parts of the county later split from it to form Torqabeh e Shandiz County) was 2,848,637, in 746,652 families; excluding those portions, the population was 2,798,298 in 732,996 families.[3] Mashhad County is the most populous county in Razavi Khorasan Province and the second most populous in the country behind Tehran County.
Districts[]
The county is divided in three districts (bakhsh), with their capitals:
- Ahmadabad, capital: Malekabad
- Central, capital: (Mashhad)
- Razaviyeh, capital: Razaviyeh
The districts are further divided in smaller units, like cities or towns (shahr) and rural units (dehestān).
References[]
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2016-10-06.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
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