Zahedan County Explained
| Zahedan County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان زاهدان |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Zahedan |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Kurin |
| P3: | Nosratabad |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 672589 |
| Coordinates: | 29.6292°N 60.3472°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Zahedan County (fa|شهرستان زاهدان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zahedan.[2]
History
After the 2011 National Census, Mirjaveh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirjaveh County.[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Sar Jangal was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 663,822 in 130,763 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 660,575 people in 157,139 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 672,589 in 168,480 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Zahedan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Zahedan County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 577,898 | 587,156 | 628,219 |
| 21,950 | 22,161 | 34,693 |
| 3,242 | 4,270 | 5,796 |
| Zahedan (city) | 552,706 | 560,725 | 587,730 |
| Kurin District | 23,138 | 18,048 | 25,898 |
| 15,885 | 12,264 | 17,764 |
| 7,253 | 5,784 | 8,134 |
| Sar Jangal (city) | | | |
| Mirjaveh District | 45,896 | 39,873 | |
| 23,953 | 21,712 | |
| 8,353 | 8,040 | |
| Mirjaveh (city) | 13,590 | 10,121 | |
| Nosratabad District | 16,890 | 15,308 | 18,462 |
| 6,746 | 4,581 | 5,437 |
| 5,962 | 6,457 | 7,787 |
| Nosratabad (city) | 4,182 | 4,270 | 5,238 |
| Total | 663,822 | 660,575 | 672,589 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zahedan County . . 21 April 2023 . 21 April 2023 . fa.
- 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.
- Web site: Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20130108220512/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=223430 . 8 January 2013 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 10 April 2023.
- Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Sar Jangal village, the center of Kurin District of Zahedan County, into a city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129022259/https://dotic.ir/print/1665 . 29 January 2022 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . Ministry of Interior . 21 September 2017 . 21 April 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
