Chenaran_County

Chenaran County

Chenaran County

County in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran

For the city, see Chenaran. For the administrative division of this county, see Chenaran Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Chenaran.

Chenaran County (Persian: شهرستان چناران) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chenaran,[3] about 45 km west of the city of Mashhad.

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At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,533 in 26,937 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 125,601 people in 34,477 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 155,013 in 45,105 households.[2]

An agricultural county, Chenaran has been recently developing industries as well, especially in the industrial area of the city to the south. The common sport of the city is wrestling. There are many farms in the outskirts of the city.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Chenaran County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and three cities.[2]

In August 2019, Radkan Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Radkan District and Seyyedabad District, each of which was divided into two rural districts. In addition, Golbahar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Golbahar as its capital.[6]

The villages of Radkan[7] and Seyyedabad[8] were elevated to the status of cities.

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References

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    OpenStreetMap contributors (27 April 2023). "Chenaran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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    Habibi, Hassan (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". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. [6]
    Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. [7]
    "A report about a museum city 75 km from Mashhad: Radkan, a combination of historical works and eye-catching nature". Khorasan News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Seyyedabad has been upgraded from a village to a city only on paper". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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