Raz and Jargalan County

Raz and Jargalan County

Persian: شهرستان راز و جرگلان
Raz and Jargalan County Persian: شهرستان راز و جرگلان
County
	Location of Raz and Jargalan County in North Khorasan province
	Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 38°03′N 56°51′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
Capital	Raz
Districts	Central, Gholaman, Jargalan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	59,210
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Raz and Jargalan County (Persian: شهرستان راز و جرگلان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Raz.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County) was 55,418 in 12,968 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 59,034 people in 14,992 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 59,210 in 15,903 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county to become Raz and Jargalan County.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Raz and Jargalan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and one city.[2]

Raz and Jargalan County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	10,794	11,240	19,559
Baghleq Rural District			8,909
Raz Rural District	6,059	5,493	5,621
Raz (city)	4,735	5,747	5,029
Gholaman District	13,965	14,813	11,684
Gholaman Rural District	13,965	14,813	5,203
Rasteqan Rural District			6,481
Jargalan District	30,659	32,981	27,967
Hesarcheh Rural District			9,826
Jargalan Rural District	30,659	32,981	18,141
Total	55,418	59,034	59,210
¹As a part of Bojnord County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2023). "Raz and Jargalan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 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.
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Distributional changes in North Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2023). "Raz and Jargalan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 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.

[Raz_and_Jargalan-5] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Distributional changes in North Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023.