Sheshtamad County

For the city, see Sheshtomad.

Sheshtamad County Persian: شهرستان ششتمد
County
Location of Sheshtamad County in Razavi Khorasan province (center left, yellow)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°48′30″N 57°57′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Sheshtomad
Districts	Central, Shamkan
Area
• Total	2,937 km^2 (1,134 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sheshtamad County (Persian: شهرستان ششتمد) is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sheshtomad,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,108 in 920 households.^[3]

History

In 2019, Sheshtamad District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Sheshtomad as its capital.^[2] In March 2022, the village of Shamkan was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

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

Sheshtamad County

Administrative Divisions
Central District
Beyhaq RD
Takab-e Kuhmish RD
Sheshtomad (city)
Shamkan District
Rob-e Shamat RD
Shamkan RD
Shamkan (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Sheshtamad County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Sheshtamad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2020) [Approved 21 February 2019]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 129353; Notification 17279/T55048H. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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.
4. Vahidi, Ahmad (26 March 2022). "The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities". rustanews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.