Torqabeh and Shandiz County | |
Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز |
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: | Torqabeh |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Shandiz |
P2: | Torqabeh |
Area Total Km2: | 1158 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 69640 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 36.3°N 79°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Torqabeh and Shandiz County (Persian: شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the city of Torqabeh.
After the 2006 National Census, Torqabeh District was separated from Mashhad County in the establishment of Binalud County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Torqabeh as its capital.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 58,483 people in 17,457 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 69,640 in 21,861 households.[4]
Torqabeh and Shandiz County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|
Shandiz District | 30,981 | 36,294 | |
7,866 | 6,614 | ||
12,687 | 15,693 | ||
Shandiz (city) | 10,428 | 13,987 | |
Torqabeh District | 27,502 | 33,344 | |
4,755 | 5,847 | ||
6,029 | 6,499 | ||
Torqabeh (city) | 16,718 | 20,998 | |
Total | 58,483 | 69,640 | |