Chenaran County () is in
Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of
Chenaran
Chenaran () is a city in the Central District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Chenaran is a touristic city. The city of Chenaran is located under the bridge calle ...
,
about 45 km west of the city of
Mashhad
Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...
.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of
Golmakan was elevated to the status of a city,
and after the 2011 census, the new city of
Golbahar was formed.
In 2019,
Radkan Rural District
Radkan Rural District () is in Radkan District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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was separated from the
Central District in the formation of
Radkan District
Radkan District () is in Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Radkan, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 2,609 people in 784 households.
History
In 2019, Radkan Rural Distri ...
, including the new
Qiasabad Rural District
Qiasabad Rural District () is in Radkan District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qiasabad, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,302 in 395 households.
History
In ...
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Seyyedabad District
Seyyedabad District () is in Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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was formed and divided into the new
Hakimabad and
Seyyedabad Rural Districts. In addition,
Golbahar District was separated from the county in the establishment of
Golbahar County.
The villages of
Radkan and
Seyyedabad have been elevated to city status.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,533 in 26,937 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 125,601 people in 34,477 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 155,013 in 45,105 households.
Administrative divisions
Chenaran County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Economy
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.
See also
Notes
References
{{Chenaran County, state=collapsed
Chenaran County
Counties of Razavi Khorasan province