Bardaskan County

Bardaskan County is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bardaskan.

History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Shahrabad was elevated to the status of a city.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 68,392 in 18,229 households. The following census in 2011 counted 72,626 people in 21,171 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,631 in 23,732 households.

Administrative divisions
Bardaskan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Geography and climate
Bardaskan is at the northern edge of the Namak Desert (Great Salt Desert). Its area is 8535 km2. The altitude of Bardaskan is 985 m. The weather in northern Bardaskan is cold while the weather in southern and central Bardaskan varies from semi-dry to hot and dry. Annual average rainfall is 150 mm. The summer high temperature is nearly 45 C, and winter low is -5 C. There are no perennial rivers, but there are several seasonal rivers.

Economy
The main jobs are farming and animal husbandry. Staple crops are wheat, barley, cotton and cumin seed, and pistachio, saffron, pomegranate, fig and grape products. Saffron, pistachios, and figs are the main commercial products from the county.

Education
Azad University is the only institute of higher education since 2000.