Faroj County
Encyclopedia
Faruj County is a county
in North Khorasan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Faruj
. It was separated from Shirvan County
in 2004. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 48,743, in 12,947 families. The county has two districts (bakhsh
): Central District
and Khabushan District
. The county has one city: Faruj
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in North Khorasan Province
North Khorasan Province
North Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnord is the centre of the province.Other counties are Shirvan, Esfarayen, Maneh-o-Samalqan, Jajarm, Faroj and Germeh....
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Faruj
Faruj
Faruj is a city in and the capital of Faruj County, in North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,039, in 2,639 families....
. It was separated from Shirvan County
Shirvan County
Shirvan County is a county in North Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shirvan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493, in 37,647 families. The county has three districts: Central District, Sarhad District, and Qushkhaneh District...
in 2004. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 48,743, in 12,947 families. The county has two districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
): Central District
Central District (Faruj County)
The Central District of Faruj County is a district in Faruj County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 33,409, in 8,781 families. The District has one city: Faruj....
and Khabushan District
Khabushan District
Khabushan District is a district in Faruj County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,334, in 4,166 families. The District is entirely rural....
. The county has one city: Faruj
Faruj
Faruj is a city in and the capital of Faruj County, in North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,039, in 2,639 families....
.