Mehrestan County
Persian: شهرستان مهرستان
Location of Mehrestan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Mehrestan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°01′08″N 61°42′59″E / 27.01889°N 61.71639°E / 27.01889; 61.71639[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalMehrestan
DistrictsCentral, Ashar, Birk
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total70,579
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehrestan County (Persian: شهرستان مهرستان), formerly known as Zaboli County (شهرستان زابلی), is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehrestan, also formerly known as Zaboli.[3]

After the 2006 National Census, Zaboli District was separated from Saravan County, and Ashar District from Sarbaz County in the establishment of Zaboli County (now Mehrestan County).[4]

The census in 2011 counted 62,756 people in 14,577 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 70,579 in 17,407 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

After the census, Dehi Rural District was established in the Central District and Birk Rural District was separated from the district in the establishment of Birk District.[6] The village of Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Mehrestan County Population
Administrative Divisions2011[5]2016[2]
Central District44,97254,630
Birk RD8,68311,057
Dehi RD1
Zaboli RD26,17731,328
Mehrestan (city)10,11212,245
Ashar District17,78415,949
Ashar RD12,13710,130
Irafshan RD5,6475,819
Ashar (city)3
Birk District1
Birk RD
Birk-e Sharqi RD2
Total62,75670,579
RD: Rural District
1Established after the 2016 census[6]
2Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Mehrestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of country divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Saravan and Sarbaz Counties". Dastour (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2018). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Ashar village, the capital of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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