Bojnord County

Bojnord County

Persian: شهرستان بجنورد
Bojnord County Persian: شهرستان بجنورد
County
	Location of Bojnord County in North Khorasan province
	Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°37′N 57°22′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
Capital	Bojnord
Districts	Central, Garmkhan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	324,083
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Bojnord County at GEOnet Names Server

Bojnord County (Persian: شهرستان بجنورد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bojnord.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 322,309 in 79,882 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 365,896 people in 100,900 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 324,083 in 94,457 households, by which time Raz and Jargalan District had been separated from the county to form Raz and Jargalan County.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bojnord 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]

Bojnord County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	238,632	279,872	300,082
Aladagh Rural District	26,259	32,494	28,218
Baba Aman Rural District	19,323	24,187	15,609
Badranlu Rural District	20,278	23,400	23,944
Bojnord (city)	172,772	199,791	228,931
Chenaranshahr (city)			3,380
Garmkhan District	28,259	26,955	24,001
Garmkhan Rural District	17,104	15,720	13,844
Gifan Rural District	10,439	9,577	8,658
Hesar-e Garmkhan (city)	716	1,658	1,499
Raz and Jargalan District¹	55,418	59,034
Gholaman Rural District	13,965	14,813
Jargalan Rural District	30,659	32,981
Raz Rural District	6,059	5,493
Raz (city)	4,735	5,747
Total	322,309	365,896	324,083
¹Became a part of Raz and Jargalan County

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (17 May 2023). "Bojnord County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (17 May 2023). "Bojnord County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.