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Meshkan District (Khoshab County)

District in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Meshkan District (Persian: بخش مشکان) is in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshkan.[3]

CountryIran
Established2010[3]
CapitalMeshkan
TimezoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Meshkan District
Persian: بخش مشکان
District
Meshkan District is located in Iran
Meshkan District
Meshkan District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°40′N 58°08′E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhoshab
Established2010[3]
CapitalMeshkan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
10,012
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

In 2010, Khoshab District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Khoshab County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Soltanabad as its capital and only city at the time.[3] The village of Meshkan was converted to a city in 2017.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 10,569 people in 2,922 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,012 inhabitants in 3,199 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Meshkan District Population
Administrative Divisions2011[6]2016[4]
Meshkan RD[a]5,0785,333
Yam RD5,4914,679
Meshkan (city)[b]
Total10,56910,012
RD = Rural District
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See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Formerly Darreh Yam Rural District[3]
  2. [b]
    Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

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