Sarbisheh County Explained

Sarbisheh County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان سربیشه
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Khorasan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sarbisheh
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Doreh
P3:Mud
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:40959
Coordinates:32.4833°N 63°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Sarbisheh County (Persian: شهرستان سربیشه) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarbisheh.[2]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Ghainab Rural District was created in the Central District, and Doreh Rural District was separated from it in the establishment of Doreh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Lanu Rural District.[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Doreh was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,591 in 10,119 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 39,487 people in 11,164 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 40,959 in 12,011 households.[7]

Administrative divisions

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

Sarbisheh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 25,788 27,407 17,755
Doreh RD 9,650 10,007
3,706
9,997 9,197 5,334
Sarbisheh (city) 6,141 8,203 8,715
Doreh District 11,167
6,975
4,192
Doreh (city)
Mud District 11,803 12,080 12,037
4,403 4,238 4,180
4,949 4,775 4,380
Mud (city) 2,451 3,067 3,477
Total 37,591 39,487 40,959

Geography

Sarbisheh is Persian for "forest gate," and contains the last remaining dry forests of southern Khorasan in its surrounding mountains.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sarbisheh County . . 22 March 2023 . 22 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Divisional reforms in Khorasan province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328225650/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/122820 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Council of Ministers . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 28 March 2014 . 27 December 1381 . 27 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province . https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091202/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/793119 . 29 September 2017 . 14 September 2013 . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . fa . 25 November 2023.
  4. Web site: The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212447/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.