Faruj County Explained

Faruj County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان فاروج
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Khorasan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Faruj
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Khabushan
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:49271
Coordinates:37.27°N 58.15°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Faruj County (Persian: شهرستان فاروج) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Faruj.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Titkanlu was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 48,743 in 12,947 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 52,364 people in 15,241 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 49,271 in 15,469 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Faruj County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 33,409 37,102 34,574
7,488 7,246 6,963
7,394 8,381 5,641
8,488 9,744 9,909
Faruj (city) 10,039 11,731 12,061
Khabushan District 15,334 15,231 14,669
5,476 5,228 4,957
9,858 6,176 5,877
Titkanlu (city) 3,827 3,835
Total 48,743 52,364 49,271

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Faruj County . . 18 May 2023 . 18 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Khorasan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20210107094321/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/107094 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 7 January 2021 . 27 February 1383 . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 11 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Approval regarding the conversion of Titkanlu village, the center of Khabushan district, from Faruj County in North Khorasan province, to the city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116203412/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136098 . 16 November 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 16 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx . Excel . 27 October 2020.