Nehbandan County
{{Short description|County in South Khorasan province, Iran}}
{{for|the city|Nehbandan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان نهبندان}}
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = South Khorasan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Nehbandan
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| p2 = Sardaran
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Nehbandan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان نهبندان}}){{efn|Also romanized as Nahbandan County and Shahrestān-e Nahbandān}} is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nehbandan.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 November 2015|date=c. 2015|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K|access-date=6 January 2024}}
History
After the 2016 National Census, Garm-e Tamam Deh Rural District was created in Shusef District, and Arabkhaneh Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Sardaran District, including the new Sahlabad and Seyedal Rural Districts.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the national divisions in Nehbandan County, South Khorasan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-اول-آبان-99/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421231041/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-اول-آبان-99/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=21 April 2021|date=19 November 2020|orig-date=Approved 27 July 1399|id=Proposal 134626; Notification 86576/T57067AH|access-date=30 January 2025}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 56,089, in 13,541 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 57,258 people in 15,025 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 51,449 in 14,185 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=17 October 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
Nehbandan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Nehbandan County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 41,906 | style="text-align: right;"| 42,979 | style="text-align: right;"| 39,010 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bandan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 9,494 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,693 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,736 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Meyghan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,936 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,026 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,614 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Neh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 11,478 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,433 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,356 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nehbandan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 15,998 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,827 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,304 |
| Sardaran District{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Arabkhaneh RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sahlabad RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Seyedal RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Shusef District | style="text-align: right;"| 14,183 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,234 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,439 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Arabkhaneh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,738 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,341 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,872 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Garm-e Tamam Deh RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shusef RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,107 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,883 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,386 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shusef (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 2,338 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,010 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,181 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 56,089 | style="text-align: right;"| 57,258 | style="text-align: right;"| 51,449 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Counties of South Khorasan province
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