Jowayin County
Encyclopedia
Jowayin County is a county
in Razavi Khorasan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Neqab
. It was separated from Sabzevar County
in August 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 49,583, in 12,982 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Atamalek District
. The county has one city: Neqab
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Neqab
Neqab
Neqab is a city in and the capital of Jowayin County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,022, in 3,087 families....
. It was separated from Sabzevar County
Sabzevar County
Sabzevar County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Sabzevar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 429,187, in 116,891 families; excluding those portions, the population was 296,034 in 82,431 families...
in August 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 49,583, in 12,982 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Jowayin County)
The Central District of Jowayin County is a district in Jowayin County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,489, in 9,001 families. The District has one city: Neqab....
and Atamalek District
Atamalek District
Atamalek District is a district in Jowayin County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,094, in 3,891 families. The District is entirely rural....
. The county has one city: Neqab
Neqab
Neqab is a city in and the capital of Jowayin County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,022, in 3,087 families....
.