Khoshab County
Encyclopedia
Khoshab county is a county
in Razavi Khorasan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Soltanabad
. It was separated from Sabzevar County
in September 2010. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,600, in 9,944 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
): the Central District
and Meshkan District
.
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 Soltanabad
Soltanabad, Razavi Khorasan
Soltanabad is a city in and the capital of Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,821, in 1,232 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 September 2010. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,600, in 9,944 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
): the Central District
Central District (Khoshab County)
The Central District of Khoshab County is a district in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 26,993, in 7,284 families. The District has one city: Soltanabad....
and Meshkan District
Meshkan District
Meshkan District is a district in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,607, in 2,660 families. The District is entirely rural....
.