Sarakhs County Explained
| Sarakhs County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان سرخس |
| 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: | Sarakhs |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Marzdaran |
| Area Total Km2: | 5397 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 97519 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 36.2833°N 103°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Sarakhs County (Persian: شهرستان سرخس) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarakhs.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 85,524 in 19,485 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 89,956 people in 23,438 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 97,519 in 26,932 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Sarakhs County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Sarakhs County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 69,404 | 74,796 | 80,710 |
| 6,530 | 6,829 | 7,600 |
| 16,167 | 17,366 | 17,734 |
| 13,136 | 13,439 | 13,197 |
| Sarakhs (city) | 33,571 | 37,162 | 42,179 |
| Marzdaran District | 16,120 | 15,160 | 16,808 |
| 6,278 | 5,753 | 6,121 |
| 2,993 | 2,882 | 2,914 |
| 5,821 | 4,966 | 6,532 |
| Mazdavand (city) | 1,028 | 1,559 | 1,241 |
| Total | 85,524 | 89,956 | 97,519 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sarakhs County . . 8 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227195207/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113047 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 27 December 2023 . 21 June 1369 . 27 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- 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.
- 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.
