Gonabad County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.
History In 2007, Bajestan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County. The village of Rushnavand was converted to a city in 2020.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 106,158, in 30,357 households. The following census in 2011 counted 80,783 people in 24,292 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,753 in 27,607 households.
Administrative divisions
Gonabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Gonabad County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 64,849 69,773 76,427 Howmeh RD 16,701 18,727 20,989 Pas Kalut RD 8,762 9,331 9,164 Bidokht (city) 4,823 5,348 5,501 Gonabad (city) 34,563 36,367 40,773 Rushnavand (city) Bajestan District 29,495 Bajestan RD 3,382 Jazin RD 5,294 Yunesi RD 6,334 Bajestan (city) 11,136 Yunesi (city) 3,349 Kakhk District 11,814 11,010 12,326 Kakhk RD 3,052 2,354 2,809 Zibad RD 4,747 4,243 4,892 Kakhk (city) 4,015 4,413 4,625 Total 106,158 80,783 88,753
Geography Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr MāhīAjam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran
Historical places Bidokht Kakhk Kūh-e Tīr Māhī Qanats of Gonabad Zibad
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See also Davazdah Rokh Zibad Kūh-e Tīr Māhī Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity
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