Sarayan County

Not to be confused with Saravan County or Sareyn County.

For the city, see Sarayan.

Sarayan County Persian: شهرستان سرایان
County
Location of Sarayan County in South Khorasan province (top center, green)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°28′N 58°19′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
Capital	Sarayan
Districts	Aysak, Seh Qaleh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	33,312
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sarayan County (Persian: شهرستان سرایان) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarayan.^[3] Sarayan is in the north central part of the province. The county was a part of Ferdows County until May 2004.^[4][5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 34,636 in 9,140 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 32,493 people in 9,466 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 33,312 in 10,329 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Sarayan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Aysak District[a]	23,302	24,034	24,881
Aysak RD	4,736	4,166	4,261
Masabi RD	2,445	1,865	1,682
Aysak (city)	5,023	4,756	5,143
Sarayan (city)	11,098	13,247	13,795
Seh Qaleh District	11,334	8,459	8,431
Dokuheh RD	2,412	843	631
Seh Qaleh RD	3,886	3,374	3,364
Seh Qaleh (city)	5,036	4,242	4,436
Total	34,636	32,493	33,312
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Sarayan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Known before the 2011 census as the Central District of Sarayan County^[8]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "Sarayan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 27 December 1383]. Divisional reforms in South Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan provinces. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.126699; Notification 26896/T32435K. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Adel, Gholam Ali Haddad (c. 2020) [Approved 3 September 1383]. The law of division of Khorasan province into three provinces. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Islamic Council. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. "The history of the governorship in the website of the governorate of Ferdows County ‌" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South 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): South 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. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 10 July 1387]. "Approval letter regarding changing the name of the Central District of Sarayan County from the functions of South Khorasan province to Aysak District". lamtakam.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 79225/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 182462/T40955K. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.