Hirmand County

Hirmand County (Persian: شهرستان هیرمند) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Dust Mohammad. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Hirmand District of Zabol County) was 73,254 in 14,677 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 65,471 people in 14,835 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Hirmand County.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 63,979 in 16,559 households.[3]

Hirmand County
شهرستان هیرمند
County
Location of Hirmand County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°10′N 61°38′E
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalDust Mohammad
DistrictsCentral, Qorqori
Population
 (2016)
 • Total63,979
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Hirmand County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and one city.[3]

Hirmand County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District273,25450,92750,787
Dust Mohammad Rural District20,78817,97216,742
Jahanabad Rural District16,43815,06215,069
Margan Rural District13,95411,11912,355
Qorqori Rural District15,172
Dust Mohammad (city)6,9026,7746,621
Qorqori District14,54413,192
Akbarabad Rural District4,1104,396
Qorqori Rural District10,4348,796
Total73,25465,47163,979
1As a part of Zabol County at the 2006 census
2Formerly Hirmand District
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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