Esfarayen County

Esfarayen County
Persian: شهرستان اسفراین
County
Branch of the Kal Velayat River
Branch of the Kal Velayat River
Location of Esfarayen County in North Khorasan province (bottom right, green)
Location of Esfarayen County in North Khorasan province (bottom right, green)
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°57′N 57°31′E / 36.950°N 57.517°E / 36.950; 57.517
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CapitalEsfarayen
DistrictsCentral, Zorqabad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
120,513
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Esfarayen County at GEOnet Names Server
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Esfarayen County (Persian: شهرستان اسفراین) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Esfarayen.

History

In 2023, Daman Kuh and Zorqabad Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Zorqabad District. Bam and Safiabad District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County and renamed the Central District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 119,152 in 30,307 households. The following census in 2011 counted 127,012 people in 35,903 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 120,513 in 36,519 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Esfarayen County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District99,381107,743103,603
Azari RD13,59614,76214,203
Daman Kuh RD7,8877,6417,252
Milanlu RD3,9363,2933,904
Ruin RD15,81015,26614,135
Zorqabad RD6,8316,4094,619
Esfarayen (city)51,32160,37259,490
Bam and Safiabad District19,77119,13316,887
Bam RD9,0417,8886,902
Safiabad RD7,6837,7186,558
Safiabad (city)3,0473,5273,427
Zorqabad District
Daman Kuh RD
Zorqabad RD
Total119,152127,012120,513
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Renamed the Central District of Bam and Safiabad County
  2. ↑ Transferred to Bam and Safiabad County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District of Bam and Safiabad County
  3. ↑ Established after the 2016 census

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "دهستان آذری, بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسفراین [Azari Rural District, Central District of Esfarayen County], Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "WGX8+XMV Dowlatabad, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.