Kuhsorkh County

Not to be confused with Kuhbanan County, Kuhchenar County, Kuhdasht County, Kuhpayeh County, or Kuhrang County.

Kuhsorkh County Persian: شهرستان کوهسرخ
County
Avandar
Location of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan Province (center left, purple)
Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°36′N 58°28′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Rivash
Districts	Central, Barrud
Area
• Total	2,198 km^2 (849 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhsorkh County (Persian: شهرستان کوهسرخ) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rivash,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 5,687 in 1,701 households.^[3]

History

In 2018, Kuhsorkh District was separated from Kashmar County in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Rivash as its capital and only city.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Kuhsorkh County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Kuhsorkh County

Administrative Divisions
Central District
Barkuh RD
Kuh Sefid RD
Rivash (city)
Barrud District
Barrud RD
Takab RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Kuhsorkh County at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 November 2024). "Kuhsorkh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. "Notification of the establishment of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan province". cabinetoffice.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 23 December 2018 [Approved 20 September 2018]. Letter 56248/120511. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board.
3. 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.