Mashhad County

Mashhad County شهرستان مشهد
—  County  —
Coordinates: 36°17′N 59°40′E / 36.283°N 59.667°E / 36.283; 59.667Coordinates: 36°17′N 59°40′E / 36.283°N 59.667°E / 36.283; 59.667
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan Province
Capital	Mashhad
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Ahmadabad District, Razaviyeh District
Population (2006)excluding portions later split from the county
- Total	2,798,298
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Mashhad County at GEOnet Names Server

Mashhad County (Persian: شهرستان مشهد) is a county (shahrestān) in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mashhad. At the 2006 census, its population (including parts of the county later split from it to form Torqabeh e Shandiz County) was 2,848,637, in 746,652 families; excluding those portions, the population was 2,798,298 in 732,996 families.^[1] Mashhad County is the most populous county in Razavi Khorasan Province.

Districts

The county is divided in three districts (bakhsh), with their capitals:

• Ahmadabad, capital: Malekabad
• Central, capital: (Mashhad)
• Razaviyeh, capital: Razaviyeh

The districts are further divided in smaller units, like cities or towns (shahr) and rural units (dehestān).

References

1. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls.