Taghenkuh District

Taghenkuh District
Persian: بخش طاغنکوه
Taghenkuh District
Coordinates: 36°21′N 58°22′E / 36.350°N 58.367°E / 36.350; 58.367[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyFiruzeh
Established2004[3]
CapitalHemmatabad
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
16,752
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Taghenkuh District (Persian: بخش طاغنکوه) is in Firuzeh County,[a] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the city of Hemmatabad.[3]

History

The village of Hemmatabad was converted to a city in 2008,[7] and the village of Garmab became a city in 2021.[8]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as a part of Nishapur County) was 22,562 in 5,662 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 21,226 people in 6,087 households,[10] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Talkt-e Jolgeh County.[6][b] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 16,752 inhabitants in 5,302 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Taghenkuh District Population[c]
Administrative Divisions 2006[9] 2011[10] 2016[4]
Taghenkuh-e Jonubi RD 6,876 6,571 6,070
Taghenkuh-e Shomali RD[d] 15,686 13,221 9,408
Garmab (city)[e]
Hemmatabad (city) 1,434 1,274
Total 22,562 21,226 16,752
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Takht-e Jolgeh County[5]
  2. ^ Renamed Firuzeh County[5]
  3. ^ As a part of Nishapur County at the 2006 census
  4. ^ Formerly Taghenkuh Rural District[3]
  5. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[8]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 February 2026). "دهستان طاغنکوه شمالی, بخش طاغنکوه [Taghenkuh-e Shomali Rural District, Taghenkuh District], Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. ^ "89X8+XMV Nasr Abad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 August 2004) [مصوب (Approved) 29/9/1383 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب‎نامه راجع به تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان رضوي [‌Resolution on the changes and reforms of divisions in Khorasan Razavi province]. Dastour (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 50872/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (23 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تغییر نام شهرستان تخت جلگه از توابع استان خراسان رضوی به فیروزه [‌Approval letter regarding changing the name of Takht-e Jolgeh County from Razavi Khorasan province to Firuzeh]. 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]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 89428/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (16 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 24/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان نیشابور [‌Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Nishapur County]. 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]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 93023/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. ^ Davoodi, Parviz (21 December 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/10/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای « همت آباد» مرکز بخش طاغنکوه در تابعیت شهرستان نیشابور در استان خراسان رضوی به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the transformation of the village of Hemmatabad, the center of Taghenkuh District under the jurisdiction of Nishapur County in Khorasan Razavi province, into a city]. 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] 14181B6D-CC4A-44B2-BB4A-33D7934FD58C. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 107847/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 April 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,01,15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان فيروزه استان خراسان رضوي [‌Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Firuzeh County, Razavi 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] 133440. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.