Bojnord County
Persian: شهرستان بجنورد | |
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Coordinates: 37°37′N 57°22′E / 37.617°N 57.367°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
Capital | Bojnord |
Districts | Central, Garmkhan |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 324,083 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Bojnord County at GEOnet Names Server |
Bojnord County ( Persian: شهرستان بجنورد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bojnord. [3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 322,309 in 79,882 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 365,896 people in 100,900 households. [5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 324,083 in 94,457 households, [2] by which time Raz and Jargalan District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. [6]
Bojnord County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 [4] | 2011 [5] | 2016 [2] |
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Central District | 238,632 | 279,872 | 300,082 |
Aladagh RD | 26,259 | 32,494 | 28,218 |
Baba Aman RD | 19,323 | 24,187 | 15,609 |
Badranlu RD | 20,278 | 23,400 | 23,944 |
Bojnord (city) | 172,772 | 199,791 | 228,931 |
Chenaranshahr (city) | 3,380 | ||
Garmkhan District | 28,259 | 26,955 | 24,001 |
Garmkhan RD | 17,104 | 15,720 | 13,844 |
Gifan RD | 10,439 | 9,577 | 8,658 |
Hesar-e Garmkhan (city) | 716 | 1,658 | 1,499 |
Raz and Jargalan District [a] | 55,418 | 59,034 | |
Gholaman RD | 13,965 | 14,813 | |
Jargalan RD | 30,659 | 32,981 | |
Raz RD | 6,059 | 5,493 | |
Raz (city) | 4,735 | 5,747 | |
Total | 322,309 | 365,896 | 324,083 |
RD = Rural District |
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