Khusf County

Khusf County (Persian: شهرستان خوسف) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khusf.

For the city, see Khusf.

Khusf County
Persian: شهرستان خوسف
County
Location of Khusf County in South Khorasan province
Location of Khusf County in South Khorasan province
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°19′N 58°38′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalKhusf
DistrictsCentral, Jolgeh-e Mazhan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total27,600
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khusf County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Khusf District of Birjand County) was 24,922 in 7,254 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 29,019 people in 7,564 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 27,600 in 7,492 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Khusf County.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Khusf County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District12,60518,09118,248
Khusf Rural District9,41911,4646,466
Khvor Rural District2,476
Khusf (city)3,1864,9205,716
Mohammadshahr (city)1,7073,590
Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District12,31710,9289,351
Barakuh Rural District3,9192,4962,406
Jolgeh-ye Mazhan Rural District4,2804,5363,520
Qaleh Zari Rural District4,1183,8963,425
Total24,92229,01927,600
1As a part of Birjand County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2023). "Khusf County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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