Meshkan District (Khoshab County) Explained

Meshkan District
Native Name:Persian: بخش مشکان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khoshab
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Meshkan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:10012
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Meshkan District (Persian: بخش مشکان) is in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshkan.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Khoshab District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Khoshab County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Soltanabad as its capital and only city at the time.[2] After the 2016 census, the village of Meshkan was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 10,569 people in 2,922 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,012 inhabitants in 3,199 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Meshkan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
5,078 5,333
5,491 4,679
Meshkan (city)
Total 10,569 10,012

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Meshkan District (Khoshab County) . . 3 May 2023 . 3 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding definitions and country divisions in Sabzevar County . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220195101/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/782552 . 20 December 2016 . 28 February 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 14 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Meshkan village, the center of Meshkan District, Khoshab County, into a city . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502200739/https://dotic.ir/news/1679 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 2 May 2023 . Ministry of Interior . 17 December 2016 . 2 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. 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.