Nehbandan County

Nehbandan County
Persian: شهرستان نهبندان
Granite quarry in Nehbandan County
Location of Nehbandan County in South Khorasan province (bottom, green)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°26′N 59°43′E / 31.433°N 59.717°E / 31.433; 59.717[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalNehbandan
DistrictsCentral, Sardaran, Shusef
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
51,449
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Nehbandan County at GEOnet Names Server

Nehbandan County (Persian: شهرستان نهبندان)[a] is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nehbandan.[3]

History

In 2020, Garm-e Tamam Deh Rural District was created in Shusef District, and Arabkhaneh Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Sardaran District, including the new Sahlabad and Seyedal Rural Districts.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 56,089, in 13,541 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 57,258 people in 15,025 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 51,449 in 14,185 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Nehbandan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Central District 41,906 42,979 39,010
Bandan RD 9,494 7,693 6,736
Meyghan RD 4,936 4,026 3,614
Neh RD 11,478 12,433 10,356
Nehbandan (city) 15,998 18,827 18,304
Sardaran District[b]
Arabkhaneh RD
Sahlabad RD[b]
Seyedal RD[b]
Shusef District 14,183 14,234 12,439
Arabkhaneh RD 5,738 5,341 3,872
Garm-e Tamam Deh RD[b]
Shusef RD 6,107 5,883 5,386
Shusef (city) 2,338 3,010 3,181
Total 56,089 57,258 51,449
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Nehbandan County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Nahbandan County and Shahrestān-e Nahbandān
  2. ^ a b c d Established after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "بخش مرکزی شهرستان نهبندان [Central District of Nehbandan County], Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, 97517-63177, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 October 2020) [۱۳۹۹/۷/۲۷ تصویب (Approved 1399/7/27) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان نهبندان استان خراسان جنوبی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Nehbandan County, South Khorasan 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 ۱۳۴۶۲۶ [Proposal No. 134626]. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South 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.