Gonabad County

Not to be confused with Gonbad-e Kavus County or Gonbaki County.

For the capital city of this county, see Gonabad. For the city in Mashhad County, see Gonabad.

Gonabad County Persian: شهرستان گناباد
County
Castle of Yazdegerd III
Location of Gonabad County in Razavi Khorasan Province (bottom, pink)
Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Gonabad
Districts	Central, Kakhk
Area
• Total	5,789 km^2 (2,235 sq mi)
Elevation	1,105 m (3,625 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	88,753
• Density	15/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gonabad County (Persian: شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Bajestan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County.[4] The village of Rushnavand was elevated to the status of a city in 2020.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 106,158, in 30,357 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 80,783 people in 24,292 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,753 in 27,607 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Gonabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Gonabad County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	64,849	69,773	76,427
Howmeh RD	16,701	18,727	20,989
Pas Kalut RD	8,762	9,331	9,164
Bidokht (city)	4,823	5,348	5,501
Gonabad (city)	34,563	36,367	40,773
Rushnavand (city)[a]
Bajestan District[b]	29,495
Bajestan RD	3,382
Jazin RD	5,294
Yunesi RD	6,334
Bajestan (city)	11,136
Yunesi (city)	3,349
Kakhk District	11,814	11,010	12,326
Kakhk RD	3,052	2,354	2,809
Zibad RD	4,747	4,243	4,892
Kakhk (city)	4,015	4,413	4,625
Total	106,158	80,783	88,753
RD = Rural District

Geography

Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī[8]

Historical places

• Bidokht
• Kakhk
• Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
• Qanats of Gonabad
• Zibad

Gallery

• 
  Zibad Castle
• 
  Zibad Mountain
• 
  Sassanian Castel
• 
  Ancient water clock used in a qanat of Gonabad 2500 years ago

See also

• Davazdah Rokh
• Zibad
• Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
• Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity

Media related to Gonabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
2. Transferred to Bajestan County[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Davodi, Parviz (29 October 2019) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161409/T38028K. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (23 June 2020) [Approved 28 February 1399]. Approval regarding the conversion of Rushnavand village in Pas Kalut Rural District, Central District of Gonabad County, Khorasan Razavi province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 112525; Notification 20453/T56944AH. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran