Shahrud County

Shahrud County is in Semnan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahrud.

History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Ruyan was elevated to the status of the city of Rudiyan. After the 2016 census, Meyami District was separated from the county in the establishment of Meyami County, which was divided into two rural districts and five rural districts, with Meyami as its capital and only city.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,007 in 62,196 households. The following census in 2011 counted 238,830 people in 70,598 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 218,628 in 69,723 households.

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

Notable people

 * Bayazid Bastami, 9th century Sufi
 * Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (963-1033), Sufi
 * Abbas Foroughi Bastami (1798-1857), poet