Hesar, Torqabeh and Shandiz

Hesar (Persian: حصار)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Torqabeh Rural District^[4] of Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County,^[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

Hesar Persian: حصار
Village
Hesar
Coordinates: 36°18′22″N 59°24′10″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Torqabeh and Shandiz
District	Torqabeh
Rural District	Torqabeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,718
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,944 in 542 households, when it was in Mashhad County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,764 people in 569 households,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County.^[8][c] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,718 people in 755 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ḩeşār^[3]
2. Formerly Binalud County^[5]
3. Renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz County^[5]