Kuhsorkh County Explained

Kuhsorkh County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان کوهسرخ
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Rivash
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Barrud
Area Total Km2:2198
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:35.6°N 86°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Kuhsorkh County (Persian: شهرستان کوهسرخ) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rivash,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 5,687 in 1,701 households.[3]

History

In 2018, Kuhsorkh District was separated from Kashmar County in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Rivash as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Kuhsorkh County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Kuhsorkh County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Barkuh RD
Kuh Sefid RD
Rivash (city)
Barrud District
Barrud RD
Takab RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kuhsorkh County . . 3 May 2023 . 3 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Notification of the establishment of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan Province . fa . Cabinet Office . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025211248/https://cabinetoffice.ir/fa/news/5960/ . 25 October 2022 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 23 December 2018. 1 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.