Qushkhaneh District

Qushkhaneh District
Persian: بخش قوشخانه
Qushkhaneh District
Coordinates: 37°47′N 57°45′E / 37.783°N 57.750°E / 37.783; 57.750[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyShirvan
Established2006[3]
CapitalQushkhaneh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
10,423
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qushkhaneh District (Persian: بخش قوشخانه) is in Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qushkhaneh.[3]

History

The village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala was converted to a city as Qushkhaneh in 2012.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 13,819 in 3,014 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,125 people in 2,970 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,423 inhabitants in 3,065 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Qushkhaneh District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Qushkhaneh-ye Bala RD[a] 8,048 6,229 5,270
Qushkhaneh-ye Pain RD 5,771 4,896 4,157
Qushkhaneh (city)[b] 996
Total 13,819 11,125 10,423
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Qushkhaneh Rural District[3]
  2. ^ Formerly the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 February 2026). "Qush Khaane, دهستان قوشخانه بالا, بخش قوشخانه [Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District, Qushkhaneh District], Shirwan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ "QQM2+82Q دده خان [Dadeh Khan], North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Davoodi, Parviz (15 January 2006) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1384/10/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان شمالی [‌Divisional changes and reforms in North Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] C814E26F-28F1-4734-B430-5C13068994AD. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 135454/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (12 December 2012) [مصوب (Approved) 1391,09,22 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل روستاي ينگي قلعه بالا از توابع شهرستان شيروان در استان خراسان شمالي به شهر و نامگذاري آن به نام شهر قوشخانه [‌Changing the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala from the functions of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province to a city and naming it Qushkhaneh]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53494/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.