Meshkan District (Khoshab County)

Meshkan District
Persian: بخش مشکان
District
Meshkan District is located in Iran
Meshkan District
Meshkan District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°40′N 58°08′E / 36.667°N 58.133°E / 36.667; 58.133
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhoshab
Established2010
CapitalMeshkan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
10,012
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meshkan District (Persian: بخش مشکان) is in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshkan.

History

In 2010, Khoshab District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Khoshab County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Soltanabad as its capital and only city at the time. The village of Meshkan was converted to a city in 2017.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 10,569 people in 2,922 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,012 inhabitants in 3,199 households.

Administrative divisions

Meshkan District Population
Administrative Divisions20112016
Meshkan RD5,0785,333
Yam RD5,4914,679
Meshkan (city)
Total10,56910,012
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Darreh Yam Rural District
  2. ↑ Became a city after the 2016 census

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 March 2026). "دهستان یام, بخش مشکان [Yam Rural District, Meshkan District], Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "M48M+M88 Hoseynabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
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  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (8 August 2017) [۱۳۹۶/۵/۱۷ (1396/5/17) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ابلاغ مصوبه وزارت کشور در خصوص تبدیل روستای مشکان مرکز بخش مشکان شهرستان خوشاب به شهر [‌Announcement of the Ministry of Interior's resolution regarding the conversion of Meshkan village, the center of Meshkan District, Khoshab County, into a city]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کد خبر:۱۶۷۹ [News Code: 1679]. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.