Torqabeh District

Not to be confused with Torqabeh Rural District.

For the city, see Torqabeh. For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan province, see Torqabeh and Shandiz County.

Torqabeh District Persian: بخش طرقبه
District
Torqabeh District
Coordinates: 36°14′53″N 59°22′32″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Torqabeh and Shandiz
Capital	Torqabeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	33,344
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torqabeh District (Persian: بخش طرقبه) is in Torqabeh and Shandiz County,^[a] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torqabeh.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as a part of Mashhad County) was 50,339 in 13,656 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 27,502 people in 8,501 households,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County,^[7][b] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 33,344 inhabitants in 10,805 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Torqabeh District Population^[c]

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Jagharq RD		4,755	5,847
Shandiz RD[d]	15,431
Torqabeh RD	15,348	6,029	6,499
Shandiz (city)[d]	6,402
Torqabeh (city)	13,158	16,718	20,998
Total	50,339	27,502	33,344
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Binalud County^[3]
2. Renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz County^[3]
3. As a part of Mashhad County at the 2006 census
4. Transferred to Shandiz District^[7]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 November 2024). "Torqabeh District (Torqabeh and Shandiz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 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. Rahimian, Hamid Reza (8 June 2022) [Approved 16 June 1401]. "The county of Binalud was renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz". isna.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via Iranian Students' News Agency.
4. 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi 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.
6. 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.
7. Davodi, Parviz (3 December 2014) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Mashhad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161411/T38028K. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.