Joghatai

For the administrative divisions, see Joghatai County and Joghatai Rural District.

"Jaghatai" redirects here. For the village in Sabzevar County, see Jaghatai.

Joghatai (Persian: جغتای, also Romanized as Joghatāy and Jaghatāi)^[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Joghatai County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.^[4] It is named after Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan.

Joghatai جغتای
City
Joghatai
Coordinates: 36°38′18″N 57°04′18″E / 36.63833°N 57.07167°E / 36.63833; 57.07167^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Joghatai
District	Central
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	9,268
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Joghatai at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,027 in 1,636 households, when it was in the former Joghatai District of Sabzevar County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,212 people in 2,060 households,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joghatai County, with Joghatai as its capital and only city.^[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,268 people in 2,630 households.^[2]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 April 2023). "Joghatai, Joghatai County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Joghatai can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068031" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). . Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.