Mashhad County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, which is also the capital of the province.
History In 2007, Torqabeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 2,848,637, in 746,652 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,069,941 people in 889,034 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 3,372,660, in 1,021,068 households. It is the most populous county in the province and the second most populous in the country, behind Tehran County.
Administrative divisions
Mashhad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Mashhad County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 2,679,938 2,991,644 3,280,368 Darzab RD 12,886 12,192 13,112 Kardeh RD 7,096 6,115 5,354 Kenevist RD 29,184 22,538 27,987 Miyan Velayat RD 20,397 23,502 29,751 Tabadkan RD 71,170 83,159 105,285 Tus RD 128,405 77,880 97,695 Mashhad (city) 2,410,800 2,766,258 3,001,184 Ahmadabad District 51,267 28,118 32,988 Piveh Zhan RD 17,262 17,768 20,589 Sarjam RD 32,844 8,863 10,343 Binalud (city) Malekabad (city) 1,161 1,487 2,056 Razaviyeh District 67,093 50,169 59,232 Abravan RD 13,561 14,209 14,905 Meyami RD 44,348 25,070 28,890 Pain Velayat RD 6,399 6,348 6,587 Razaviyeh (city) 2,785 4,542 8,850 Torqabeh District 50,339 Shandiz RD 15,431 Torqabeh RD 15,348 Shandiz (city) 6,402 Torqabeh (city) 13,158 Total 2,848,637 3,069,941 3,372,660
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