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Tabas County

Tabas County is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabas.

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Tabas County
Persian: شهرستان طبس
Landscape in Tabas County
Landscape in Tabas County
Location of Tabas County in South Khorasan province (left, yellow)
Location of Tabas County in South Khorasan province (left, yellow)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°26′N 56°48′E / 33.433°N 56.800°E / 33.433; 56.8001
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalTabas
DistrictsCentral, Dastgerdan, Deyhuk
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
72,617
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Tabas County at GEOnet Names Server

Tabas County (Persian: شهرستان طبس) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabas.3

History

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 Districta 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.

Tabas County Populationb
Administrative Divisions 20067 20118 20162
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 Districtc 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
See also

See also

Operation Eagle Claw

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Notes

Notes

  1. Renamed the Central District of Eshqabad County6
  2. As a part of Yazd province at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
  3. Transferred to Eshqabad County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District6
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "بخش مرکزی شهرستان طبس [Central District of Tabas County], Tabas County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. 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.
  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. 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.
  5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 January 2013) [۲۴/۱۰/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 24/10/1391) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص انتزاع شهرستان طبس از استان یزد و الحاق آن به استان خراسان جنوبی [‌Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Tabas County from Yazd province and its annexation to South Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 19089/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  6. Mokhber, Mohammad (5 June 2024) [۱۴۰۳/۳/۱۶ تصویب (Approved 1403/3/16) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان‌های طبس، بشرویه و بردسکن از توابع استان خراسان جنوبی [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Tabas, Boshruyeh, and Bardaskan Counties of South Khorasan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۷۱۷۹۵ [Proposal No. 171795]. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان یزد [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Yazd Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان یزد [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Yazd 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.