Khoshab County

For other places with a similar name, see Khvoshab.

Khoshab County Persian: شهرستان خوشاب
County
Tabas village
Location of Khoshab County in Razavi Khorasan Province (top left, yellow)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°34′N 57°55′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Soltanabad
Districts	Central, Meshkan, Now Deh-e Anqolab
Area
• Total	1,869 km^2 (722 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	37,181
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khoshab County (Persian: شهرستان خوشاب) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Soltanabad.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, 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.^[3]

After the 2016 census, Tabas Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Now Deh-e Anqolab District, including the new Now Deh-e Anqolab Rural District.^[4] The villages of Now Deh-e Arbab^[5] and Meshkan^[6] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 37,914 people in 10,989 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 37,181 in 11,883 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Khoshab County Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	27,345	27,169
Robat-e Jaz RD	3,242	3,294
Soltanabad RD	7,503	8,028
Tabas RD	11,105	9,915
Soltanabad (city)	5,495	5,932
Meshkan District	10,569	10,012
Meshkan RD[a]	5,078	5,333
Yam RD	5,491	4,679
Meshkan (city)[b]
Now Deh-e Anqolab District[c]
Now Deh-e Anqolab RD[c]
Tabas RD
Now Deh-e Arbab (city)[d]
Total	37,914	37,181
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Khoshab County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Darrehyam Rural District^[3]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Established after the 2016 census^[4]
4. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 November 2024). "Khoshab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 November 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. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (28 February 2013) [Approved 28 June 1389]. Approval letter regarding definitions and national divisions in Sabzevar County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 29266/42/1/4/1; Notification 149133/T44704H. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 1 April 1398]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan province. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Proposal 186144; Notification H56153T/37249. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (27 June 1399). "The Minister of the Interior agreed to turn the village of Now Deh-e Anqolab into a city". tahlilbazaar.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
6. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 December 2016). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the conversion of Meshkan village, the center of Meshkan District, Khoshab County, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
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.