In 2009, the village of Shahrabad was elevated to the status of a city.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 68,392 in 18,229 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 72,626 people in 21,171 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,631 in 23,732 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Bardaskan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Bardaskan is at the northern edge of the Namak Desert (Great Salt Desert). Its area is 8,535 square kilometres (3,295mi2). The altitude of Bardaskan is 985 metres (3,232ft). 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 millimetres (5.9in). The summer high temperature is nearly 45°C (113°F), and winter low is −5°C (23°F). There are no perennial rivers, but there are several seasonal rivers.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Education
Azad University is the only institute of higher education since 2000.[citation needed]
12Habibi, Hassan (11 June 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374.3.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس تقسیماتی در استان خراسان[Creation and establishment of divisions in Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.6959. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
123سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395: استان خراسان رضوی[General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 August 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای «شهرآباد» مرکز بخش شهرآباد از توابع شهرستان بردسکن در استان خراسان رضوی به شهر[Approval letter regarding the conversion of Shahrabad village, the center of Shahrabad District, from the functions of Bardaskan County in Razavi Khorasan province, to a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F974878E-33C1-47D8-9B7C-403A834BB239. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 138687/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385: استان خراسان رضوی[General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390: استان خراسان رضوی[General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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