Gonabad County

Gonabad County is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.

History
After the 2006 National Census, Bajestan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Bajestan as its capital.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 106,158, in 30,357 households. The following census in 2011 counted 80,783 people in 24,292 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,753 in 27,607 households.

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

Climate and geography
Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī

Historical places

 * Bidokht
 * Kakhk
 * Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
 * Qanats of Gonabad
 * Zibad