Central District (Saravan County) Explained

Central District (Saravan County)
Native Name:Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سراوان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Saravan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Saravan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:117002
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Saravan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سراوان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saravan.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Gosht and Mohammadi were elevated to city status.

In January 2019, Nahuk Rural District was separated from the former Jaleq District to join the Central District. The remainder of Jaleq District was separated from the county in the establishment of Golshan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Jaleq as its capital and only city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 97,055 in 17,549 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 114,112 people in 25,459 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 117,002 inhabitants in 30,710 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Saravan County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
6,588 3,476 4,655
31,815 40,490 41,735
Gosht (city) 5,145 4,992
Mohammadi (city) 5,206 5,606
Saravan (city) 58,652 59,795 60,014
Total 97,055 114,112 117,002

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Saravan County) . . 18 April 2023 . 18 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: 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 . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724212413/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113038 . 24 July 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 21 June 1369 . 29 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Approval letter regarding some country divisions in Saravan County of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121205709/https://dotic.ir/news/8258/ . 21 January 2021 . 21 December 2019 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 10 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.