Zahedan County
Persian: شهرستان زاهدان
County
Location of Zahedan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Zahedan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°37′45″N 60°20′50″E / 29.62917°N 60.34722°E / 29.62917; 60.34722[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalZahedan
DistrictsCentral, Kurin, Nosratabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total672,589
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Zahedan County (Persian: شهرستان زاهدان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zahedan.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 663,822 in 130,763 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 660,575 people in 157,139 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 672,589 in 168,480 households,[2] by which time Mirjaveh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Mirjaveh County.[6]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Zahedan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and two cities.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Sar Jangal was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Zahedan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 577,898 587,156 628,219
Cheshmeh Ziarat RD 21,950 22,161 34,693
Hormak RD 3,242 4,270 5,796
Zahedan (city) 552,706 560,725 587,730
Kurin District 23,138 18,048 25,898
Kurin RD 15,885 12,264 17,764
Shuru RD 7,253 5,784 8,134
Sar Jangal (city)1
Mirjaveh District2 45,896 39,873
Ladiz RD 23,953 21,712
Tamin RD 8,353 8,040
Mirjaveh (city) 13,590 10,121
Nosratabad District 16,890 15,308 18,462
Dumak RD 6,746 4,581 5,437
Nosratabad RD 5,962 6,457 7,787
Nosratabad (city) 4,182 4,270 5,238
Total 663,822 660,575 672,589
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
2Became a part of Mirjaveh County[6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 April 2023). "Zahedan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Sar Jangal village, the center of Kurin District of Zahedan County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.


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