Chabahar County Explained

Chabahar County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان چابهار
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chabahar
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Pir Sohrab
P3:Polan
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:283204
Coordinates:25.4833°N 114°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Chabahar County (Persian: شهرستان چابهار) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the port city of Chabahar on the coast of the Gulf of Oman.[2]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Talang Rural District was separated from the county to join Qasr-e Qand County.[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Polan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

In September 2018, Dashtiari District was separated from the county in the establishment of Dashtiari County.[5] Vashnam-e Dari Rural District was created in the Central District, and Pir Sohrab Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Pir Sohrab District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bajar Bazar Rural District.[6]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

As of 2008, more than half of the population were living in rural areas; the urban population is 77,128, of which a majority reside in Chabahar city.[7] The aboriginal residents in the city of Chabahar are the Baluchis. In recent years, many people have immigrated to Chabahar from other parts of Iran to find a better life. Immigration changed Chabahar's face dramatically. Today Chabahar has a mix of different ethnicities including Baluchs, Turks, Sistanis (Zabolis), and other peoples of Iran.

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 214,017 in 41,532 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 264,051 people in 58,039 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 283,204 in 68,147 households.[10]

Administrative divisions

Chabahar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Chabahar County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 113,154 143,067 170,272
21,803 33,482 38,268
Pir Sohrab RD 20,281 23,952 25,265
Chabahar (city) 71,070 85,633 106,739
Dashtiari District 57,813 72,743 79,911
24,478 30,646 34,748
17,425 19,831 21,092
12,151 17,654 18,401
Negur (city) 3,759 4,612 5,670
Pir Sohrab District
Polan District 43,050 48,241 33,004
28,799 31,767 33,004
14,251 16,474
Polan (city)
Total 214,017 264,051 283,204

Economy

Traditionally, the people of Chabahar County were employed in fishing and agriculture, with some coastal trade. In the 1970s Iran established a naval station and an air base there. In the 1980s the port facilities at Chabahar were developed during the Iran–Iraq War, and further developed in the 1990s.[11] [12] The Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone was established in 1992. These developments changed the county from primarily rural, to an urban–rural mix.

Chabahar County is the site of Iran's ballistic missile test range.[13]

Tourism

Although some opportunities exist in Chabahar County for tourists, such as the village of Tis,[14] [15] folk festivals,[16] [17] and unusual landforms,[18] tourism is undeveloped in the county.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Chabahar County . . 7 April 2023 . 7 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: Country divisions with the approval of the government board: The map of country divisions was changed in some cities . fa . Tasnim News . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221141333/http://www.tasnimnews.com/Home/Single/9366 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 21 February 2014 . Cabinet of Ministers . 8 April 2023.
  4. Web site: The decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Polan village in the center of Polan District of Chahbahar County into a city was announced . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408145337/https://dotic.ir/news/1656 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 8 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 21 September 1397 . 8 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407224635/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/267030 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 7 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 13 September 2018 . 7 April 2023.
  6. Web site: National divisions in Dashtiari and Chabahar Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711010116/https://dotic.ir/news/9704 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 11 July 2021 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 13 April 1400 . 7 April 2023.
  7. Sistan and Baluchistan annual population statistics 2008:Web site: Archived copy . 2010-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015628/http://www.sb-ostan.ir/DesktopModules/OrgAmar/OrgAmar_813_64.pdf . 2011-07-22 .
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Book: Iraj, Afshar Sistani . 1993 . چابهار و دریای پارس. Chabahar and the Persian Gulf (Pars Sea) . fa. Zahedan, Iran . Sediqi . 356–361.
  12. News: Official underlines importance of Chabahar port for India. 19 September 2014. Fars News Agency . https://web.archive.org/web/20140926045714/http://theiranproject.com/blog/2014/09/19/official-underlines-importance-of-chabahar-port-for-india-2/ . 26 September 2014 . live.
  13. News: Iran tested missile, breaching U.N. council resolutions: officials . 8 December 2015 . Reuters News Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208151950/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-idUSKBN0TQ2O220151208?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_daily202 . 8 December 2015 . live.
  14. Book: Penad, Abdolsamad . Fazeli, Mostafa . 2012 . گردشگري روستایی راهبردي اساسی براي توسعه روستایی مورد: روستاي تیس(ناحیه چابهار) [Rural Tourism, Fundamental Strategy for Rural Development in Tis village] . Proceedings of the First National Conference on the Makran coastal development and maritime authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran 28 to 30 February 1391 . مجموعه مقالات اولین همایش ملی توسعه سواحل مکران و اقتدار دریایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران ۲۸ الی ۳۰ بهمن ماه ۱۳۹۱ . Chabahar . Department of Maritime and Marine Science, University of Chabahar . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20131126063622/http://www.roshd.ir/padafand/makran/1090.pdf . 26 November 2013 . dead . 8 December 2015 .
  15. Web site: قبرستان جن‌ها در روستای تیس . Jinn cemetery in the village of Tis . 6 December 2014 . Nafee . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20150324071858/http://nafee.ir/content/11404/%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3 . 24 March 2015 . live.
  16. News: آغاز به کار جشنواره تابستانی مونسون در منطقه آزاد چابهار . Summer Monsoon festival begins in Chabahar . 31 August 2015 . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208192638/http://www.cfzo.ir/fa/component/k2/item/39-manager . 8 December 2015 . live.
  17. News: جشنواره بومی محلی در روستای تیس شهرستان چابهار برگزار می شود . Local Indigenous Festival held in the village of Tis, Chabahar . 30 September 2015 . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210183508/http://dana.ir/News/467086.html . 10 December 2015 . live .
  18. Roudi, Ahrari . Khargerdi, Shahrokhi . 2008 . Geotourism in Chabahar . fa. Geosciences . 17 . 67 . 46 - 53 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131229030736/http://www.sid.ir/fa/VEWSSID/J_pdf/55413876705.pdf . 29 December 2013 . live.