Mehrestan County Explained

Mehrestan County
Native Name:	Persian: شهرستان مهرستان
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:	Mehrestan
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Central
P2:	Ashar
P3:	Birk
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	70579
Coordinates:	27.0189°N 61.7164°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Mehrestan County (Persian: شهرستان مهرستان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehrestan.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Zaboli District was separated from Saravan County, and Ashar District from Sarbaz County, in the establishment of Zaboli County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Zaboli as its capital and only city at the time.^[2]

After the 2016 census, Dehi Rural District was created in the Central District and Birk Rural District was separated from it in the establishment of Birk District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Birk-e Sharqi Rural District.^[3] The village of Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 62,756 people in 14,577 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,579 in 17,407 households.^[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Mehrestan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2011	2016
Central District	44,972	54,630
Birk RD	8,683	11,057
	26,177	31,328
Mehrestan (city)	10,112	12,245
Ashar District	17,784	15,949
	12,137	10,130
	5,647	5,819
Ashar (city)
Birk District
Total	62,756	70,579

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mehrestan County . . 14 April 2023 . 14 April 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164701/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/132611 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davoudi . Parviz . 30 December 2023 . 29 July 1386 . 30 December 2023.
3. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414132531/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293677 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 14 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 13 April 1400 . 14 April 2023.
4. Web site: 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 . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414164513/https://dotic.ir/news/1660 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 14 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior . 21 September 2018 . 14 April 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.