Khusf District

Khusf District
Persian: بخش خوسف
Khusf District is located in Iran
Khusf District
Khusf District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 32°19′N 58°38′E / 32.317°N 58.633°E / 32.317; 58.633[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBirjand
CapitalKhusf
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
29,019
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khusf District (Persian: بخش خوسف) is a former administrative division of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Khusf.[3]

History

In 2007, the village of Mohammadiyeh was converted to a city and renamed Mohammadshahr.[4] In 2011, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 24,922 in 7,254 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 29,019 people in 7,564 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Khusf District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[2]
Barakuh RD3,9192,496
Jolgeh-ye Mazhan RD4,2804,536
Khusf RD9,41911,464
Qaleh Zari RD4,1183,896
Khusf (city)3,1864,920
Mohammadshahr (city)[a]1,707
Total24,92229,019
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly the village of Mohammadiyeh[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 March 2023). "Khusf District (Birjand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای محمدیه از توابع دهستان خوسف بخش خوسف شهرستان بیرجند در استان خراسان جنوبی به شهر محمدشهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Mohammadiyeh village from the functions of Khusf Rural District, Khusf District of Birjand County in South Khorasan province to Mohammadshahr city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E150A208-49F8-46E8-8DEA-9066F851219D. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 5/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان جنوبی شهرستان بیرجند [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province, Birjand County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 81539/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.