Ferdows County

Ferdows County

شهرستان فردوس
Ferdows County شهرستان فردوس
County
	Location of Ferdows County in South Khorasan province
	Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°50′N 58°00′E
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
Capital	Ferdows
Districts	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	45,523
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
	Ferdows County at GEOnet Names Server

Ferdows County (Persian: شهرستان فردوس) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Ferdows. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 61,346 in 17,539 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 41,626 people in 12,440 households, by which time Boshruyeh District had been separated from the county to form Boshruyeh County.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 45,523 in 14,302 households.[3]

Situated in the north of the province, Ferdows County, which was formed in 1944, originally included a large area (more than 78,000 km²), but its subdivisions have gradually become independent and now encompasses four counties (Ferdows, Tabas, Sarayan and Boshruyeh counties). After dividing the former Khorasan province into three provinces, Ferdows County was initially a part of Razavi Khorasan province, but was incorporated within the borders of South Khorasan province in March 2007.

Ferdows County borders Gonabad County and Bajestan County to the north, Gonabad County and Sarayan County to the east, Boshruyeh County to the west and south, and Tabas County to the south.

Ferdows is famous for its high quality saffron and pomegranate.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Ferdows County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows one district, three rural districts, and two cities.[3]

Ferdows County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[1]	2011[2]	2016[3]
Central District	38,301	41,626	45,523
Baghestan Rural District	5,395	5,361	5,438
Borun Rural District	2,048	1,835	1,721
Howmeh Rural District	2,286	2,378	2,561
Eslamiyeh (city)	5,167	6,084	7,108
Ferdows (city)	23,405	25,968	28,695
Boshruyeh District¹	23,045
Ali Jamal Rural District	3,612
Eresk Rural District	3,226
Raqqeh Rural District	2,429
Boshruyeh (city)	13,778
Total	61,346	41,626	45,523
¹Became a part of Boshruyeh County

Visitor attractions

Ferdows Hot Mineral Spring
Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock
Polond Desert
Ferdows Religious School (dating to Safavid dynasty)
Ferdows Congregation Mosque (Jame' Mosque of Ferdows) (dating to Seljuk dynasty)

References

"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"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.

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[2006_census-1] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2016_census-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.