Tabas County
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Tabas County
Persian: شهرستان طبس | |
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 Landscape in Tabas County | |
 Location of Tabas County in South Khorasan province (left, yellow) | |
 Location of South Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′N 56°48′E / 33.433°N 56.800°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | South Khorasan |
| Capital | Tabas |
| Districts | Central, Dastgerdan, Deyhuk |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 72,617 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Tabas County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207378" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Tabas County (Persian: شهرستان طبس) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabas.[3]
Tabas County became a part of Yazd province in 2004.[4] The county was separated from the province to join South Khorasan province in 2013.[5]
In 2024, Dastgerdan District[a] was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County and renamed the Central District.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 63,047 in 16,845 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 69,658 people in 19,745 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 72,617 in 22,142 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Tabas County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 43,188 | 48,569 | 52,528 |
| Golshan RD | 4,002 | 4,364 | 4,474 |
| Montazeriyeh RD | 4,350 | 4,816 | 4,489 |
| Nakhlestan RD | 3,122 | 3,446 | 3,081 |
| Pir Hajat RD | 1,033 | 793 | 808 |
| Tabas (city) | 30,681 | 35,150 | 39,676 |
| Dastgerdan District[c] | 11,659 | 10,826 | 10,255 |
| Dastgerdan RD | 4,421 | 4,237 | 4,241 |
| Kuh Yakhab RD | 2,764 | 1,966 | 2,049 |
| Eshqabad (city) | 4,474 | 4,623 | 3,965 |
| Deyhuk District | 8,200 | 10,263 | 9,834 |
| Deyhuk RD | 1,926 | 2,502 | 2,793 |
| Kavir RD | 3,507 | 4,415 | 4,082 |
| Deyhuk (city) | 2,767 | 3,346 | 2,959 |
| Total | 63,047 | 69,658 | 72,617 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
