Central District (Gonabad County)

Central District (Gonabad County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان گناباد
Central District (Gonabad County)
Coordinates: 34°28′N 58°56′E / 34.467°N 58.933°E / 34.467; 58.933[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
CapitalGonabad
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
76,427
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Gonabad County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[4]

History

The village of Rushnavand was converted to a city in 2020.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 64,849 in 18,169 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 69,773 people in 20,322 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 76,427 inhabitants in 22,977 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Gonabad County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Howmeh RD 16,701 18,727 20,989
Pas Kalut RD 8,762 9,331 9,164
Bidokht (city) 4,823 5,348 5,501
Gonabad (city) 34,563 36,367 40,773
Rushnavand (city)[a]
Total 64,849 69,773 76,427
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 February 2026). "دهستان پس کلوت, بخش مرکزی شهرستان گناباد [Pas Kalut Rural District, Central District of Gonabad County], Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ^ "FW8M+M88 Rushnavand, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. 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 Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 May 2020) [۱۳۹۹/۲/۲۸ تصویب (Approved 1399/2/28) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای روشناوند دهستان پس‌کلوت بخش مرکزی شهرستان گناباد استان خراسان رضوی [‌Approval regarding the conversion of Rushnavand village in Pas Kalut Rural District, Central District of Gonabad County, Khorasan Razavi province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۱۲۵۲۵ [Proposal No. 112525]. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.