Sarayan County (Persian: شهرستان سرایان) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarayan.[2] Sarayan is in the north central part of the province. The county was a part of Ferdows County until May 2004.[4][5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county’s population was 34,636 in 9,140 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 32,493 people in 9,466 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 33,312 in 10,329 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
Sarayan County’s population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aysak District[a] | 23,302 | 24,034 | 24,881 |
| Aysak RD | 4,736 | 4,166 | 4,261 |
| Masabi RD | 2,445 | 1,865 | 1,682 |
| Aysak (city) | 5,023 | 4,756 | 5,143 |
| Sarayan (city) | 11,098 | 13,247 | 13,795 |
| Seh Qaleh District | 11,334 | 8,459 | 8,431 |
| Dokuheh RD | 2,412 | 843 | 631 |
| Seh Qaleh RD | 3,886 | 3,374 | 3,364 |
| Seh Qaleh (city) | 5,036 | 4,242 | 4,436 |
| Total | 34,636 | 32,493 | 33,312 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Sarayan County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- ^ Known before 2008 as the Central District of Sarayan County[8]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). “دهستان دوکوهه, بخش سه قلعه [Dokuheh Rural District, Seh Qaleh District], Sarayan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1384/05/03 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان های خراسان جنوبی و خراسان رضوی [Divisional reforms in South Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan provinces]. 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] 023D1F11-278C-4DAF-A732-4DF1474EDD2B. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ قانون تقسیم استان خراسان به سه استان [Law on the division of Khorasan province into three provinces]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. 29 May 2004 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383/03/09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. روزنامه : 17268 [Newspaper: 17268]. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ “The history of the governorship in the website of the governorate of Ferdows County ” (in Persian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Davoodi, Parviz (27 December 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/10/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تغییر نام بخش مرکزی شهرستان « سرایان» از توابع استان خراسان جنوبی به بخش « آیسک» [Approval regarding changing the name of the Central District of “Sarayan” County from the functions of South Khorasan province to the “Aysak” District]. 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] 103364D2-D7C5-4E06-BD2F-C4FB888AD79C. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2026.