Bojnord County

Bojnord County
Persian: شهرستان بجنورد
Landscape near the village of Okhli
Location of Bojnord County in North Khorasan province (center, purple)
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°37′N 57°22′E / 37.617°N 57.367°E / 37.617; 57.367[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CapitalBojnord
DistrictsCentral, Garmkhan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
324,083
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bojnord County at GEOnet Names Server

Bojnord County (Persian: شهرستان بجنورد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bojnord.[4]

History

In 2012, Raz and Jargalan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County.[5] The village of Chenaran was converted to the city of Chenaranshahr in 2013.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 322,309 in 79,882 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 365,896 people in 100,900 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 324,083 in 94,457 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Bojnord County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bojnord County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[3]
Central District 238,632 279,872 300,082
Aladagh RD 26,259 32,494 28,218
Baba Aman RD 19,323 24,187 15,609
Badranlu RD 20,278 23,400 23,944
Bojnord (city) 172,772 199,791 228,931
Chenaranshahr (city) 3,380
Garmkhan District 28,259 26,955 24,001
Garmkhan RD 17,104 15,720 13,844
Gifan RD 10,439 9,577 8,658
Hesar-e Garmkhan (city) 716 1,658 1,499
Raz and Jargalan District[a] 55,418 59,034
Gholaman RD 13,965 14,813
Jargalan RD 30,659 32,981
Raz RD 6,059 5,493
Raz (city) 4,735 5,747
Total 322,309 365,896 324,083
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Bojnord County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Raz and Jargalan County[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "دهستان گرمخان, بخش گرمخان [Garmkhan Rural District, Garmkhan District], Bojnurd County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ "J988+MM7 Okhli, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2012) [مصوب (Approved) 1391,09,29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان شمالي [‌Divisional changes in North Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 185757/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (10 July 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/04/19 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان شمالی [‌Divisional reforms in North Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 163194/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.