Dalgan County Explained

Dalgan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان دَلگان
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:Galmurti
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:67857
Coordinates:27.4225°N 59.5197°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Dalgan County (Persian: شهرستان دَلگان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Galmurti.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Dalgan District was separated from Iranshahr County in the establishment of Dalgan County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with Galmurti as its capital and only city at the time.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Chegerdak was elevated to the status of a city.[3] In addition, Azarabad Rural District was created in Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 13,580 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 67,857 in 16,551 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Dalgan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
Central District 38,741 42,362
19,609 20,991
7,629 7,873
3,193 3,206
Galmurti (city) 8,310 10,292
Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem District 24,072 25,495
4,620 4,748
19,452 20,747
Chegerdak (city)
Total 62,813 67,857

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Dalgan County . . 8 April 2023 . 8 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranshahr County . fa . Research Center of the Islamic Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203032032/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135005 . 3 February 2013 . Ministry of Interior . 24 July 1386 . Davodi . Parviz . 7 April 2023.
  3. Web site: The village of Chegerdak, the center of Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem, turned into a city . fa . Fars News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408184619/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13970411000117/روستای-چگردک-مرکز-بخش-جلگه-چاه-هاشم-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد- . 8 April 2023 . Fars Media Corporation . 4 November 1397 . 7 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Designation of Shahrak-e Golkhani in Qaemabad Rural District of Sistan and Baluchestan province as Golkhani . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418111658/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/301786 . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 18 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 24 December 1401 . 19 November 2023.
  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.