Esfarayen County
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Esfarayen County (Template:Langx) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Esfarayen.[1]
History
In 2023, Bam and Safiabad DistrictTemplate:Efn was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County and renamed the Central District. At the same time, Daman Kuh and Zorqabad Rural Districts were separated from the Central District of Esfarayen County in the formation of Zorqabad District.[2]
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
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Khorasani Persians were found in great numbers at the slave markets of Khiva and Kashgar in China in the late 19th century, being sold by the Turkmens. Esfarayen preserves what the entire northwestern Khorasan (including the whole southern half of Turkmenistan) must have looked like before the avalanche of the Turkic nomadic invasion began in the 11th century.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 119,152 in 30,307 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 127,012 people in 35,903 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 120,513 in 36,519 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Esfarayen County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[3] | 2011[4] | 2016[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 99,381 | 107,743 | 103,603 |
| Azari RD | 13,596 | 14,762 | 14,203 |
| Daman Kuh RD | 7,887 | 7,641 | 7,252 |
| Milanlu RD | 3,936 | 3,293 | 3,904 |
| Ruin RD | 15,810 | 15,266 | 14,135 |
| Zorqabad RD | 6,831 | 6,409 | 4,619 |
| Esfarayen (city) | 51,321 | 60,372 | 59,490 |
| Bam and Safiabad DistrictTemplate:Efn | 19,771 | 19,133 | 16,887 |
| Bam RD | 9,041 | 7,888 | 6,902 |
| Safiabad RD | 7,683 | 7,718 | 6,558 |
| Safiabad (city) | 3,047 | 3,527 | 3,427 |
| Zorqabad DistrictTemplate:Efn | |||
| Daman Kuh RD | |||
| Zorqabad RD | |||
| Total | 119,152 | 127,012 | 120,513 |
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See also
Notes
References
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