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Sarakhs County

Persian: شهرستان سرخس
Sarakhs County Persian: شهرستان سرخس
County
	Location of Sarakhs County in Razavi Khorasan province (top right, yellow)
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°17′N 60°43′E / 36.283°N 60.717°E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Sarakhs
Districts	Central, Marzdaran
Area
• Total	5,397 km2 (2,084 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	97,519
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Sarakhs County at GEOnet Names Server

Sarakhs County (Persian: شهرستان سرخس) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarakhs.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 85,524 in 19,485 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 89,956 people in 23,438 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 97,519 in 26,932 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Sarakhs County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Sarakhs County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
Central District	69,404	74,796	80,710
Khangiran RD	6,530	6,829	7,600
Sarakhs RD	16,167	17,366	17,734
Tajan RD	13,136	13,439	13,197
Sarakhs (city)	33,571	37,162	42,179
Marzdaran District	16,120	15,160	16,808
Golbibi RD	6,278	5,753	6,121
Marzdaran RD	2,993	2,882	2,914
Pol Khatun RD	5,821	4,966	6,532
Mazdavand (city)	1,028	1,559	1,241
Total	85,524	89,956	97,519
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Sarakhs County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.