Kashmar County () is in Razavi Khorasan Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Its capital is the city of

Kashmar Kashmar (; ) is a city in the Central District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashmar is near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and sou ...

History

In 2018,

Farah Dasht District Farah Dasht District () is in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, ...

was formed and divided into the new Qaleh-ye Bala and Rezqabad Rural Districts.

Kuhsorkh District Kuhsorkh District () is a former administrative division of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Rivash. History After the 2016 National Census, the district was separated from the county in the establ ...

was separated from the county in the establishment of

Kuhsorkh County Kuhsorkh County () is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the no ...

. Besides, two villages were merged to form the new city of

Farg Qaleh Farg Qaleh () is a city in, and the capital of, Farah Dasht District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It bo ...

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 146,536 in 39,554 households. The following census in 2011 counted 157,149 people in 46,726 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 168,664 in 52,778 households.

Administrative divisions

Kashmar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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