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Central District (Eshqabad County)

Coordinates: 34°14′24″N 56°48′28″E / 34.24000°N 56.80778°E / 34.24000; 56.80778
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Central District (Eshqabad County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان عشق‌آباد
Central District (Eshqabad County) is located in Iran
Central District (Eshqabad County)
Central District (Eshqabad County)
Coordinates: 34°14′24″N 56°48′28″E / 34.24000°N 56.80778°E / 34.24000; 56.80778[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyEshqabad
CapitalEshqabad
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Eshqabad County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان عشق‌آباد) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eshqabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,965 people in 1,277 households.[3]

History

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Tabas County became a part of Yazd province in 2001.[4] The county was separated from the province to join South Khorasan province in 2013.[5]

In July 2024, Dastgerdan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Eshqabad as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

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Administrative divisions

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Central District (Eshqabad County)
Administrative Divisions
Dastgerdan RD
Deh-e Mohammad RD
Eshqabad (city)
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 March 2023). "Central District (Eshqabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Eshqabad became the twelfth county of South Khorasan". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Adel, Gholam Ali Haddad. "The law of division of Khorasan province into three provinces". Qavanin (in Persian). Islamic Council. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2013). "Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Tabas County from Yazd province and its annexation to South Khorasan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.