Bojnord County

Not to be confused with Borujerd County.

For the city, see Bojnord.

Bojnord County Persian: شهرستان بجنورد
County
Location of Bojnord County in North Khorasan province (center, purple)
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°37′N 57°22′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]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Chenaran was elevated to city status as Chenaranshahr.^[4] In addition, Raz and Jargalan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 322,309 in 79,882 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 365,896 people in 100,900 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 324,083 in 94,457 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Bojnord County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
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

See also

Media related to Bojnord County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Raz and Jargalan County^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Bojnord County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. 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. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013) [Approved 7 May 2013]. "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 29 September 2013]. Distributional changes in North Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 185757/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North 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): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.