Chenaran County

Chenaran County is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chenaran, about 45 km west of the city of Mashhad.

History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Golmakan in Golbahar District was elevated to the status of a city, and after the 2011 census, the new city of Golbahar was established in the same district.

In August 2019, Radkan Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Radkan District and Seyyedabad District, each of which was divided into two rural districts. In addition, Golbahar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Golbahar as its capital.

The villages of Radkan and Seyyedabad were elevated to the status of cities.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,533 in 26,937 households. The following census in 2011 counted 125,601 people in 34,477 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 155,013 in 45,105 households.

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

Economy
An agricultural county, Chenaran has been recently developing industries as well, especially in the industrial area of the city to the south. The common sport of the city is wrestling. There are many farms in the outskirts of the city.