Mehrestan County

Mehrestan County

شهرستان مهرستان
Mehrestan County شهرستان مهرستان
	Location of Mehrestan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
	Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 27°01′N 61°41′E
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
Capital	Zaboli
Districts	Central, Ashar
Population (2016)
• Total	70,579
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Mehrestan County (Persian: شهرستان مهرستان), formerly known as Zaboli County (Persian: شهرستان زابلی, is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Zaboli. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Ashar District of Sarbaz County and Zaboli District of Saravan County) was 43,749 in 9,227 households.[1] In 2011, the name of the county changed to Mehrestan.[2] The census in 2011 counted 62,756 people in 14,577 households, by which time the two districts had been separated from the their counties to form Mehrestan County.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 70,579 in 17,407 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Mehrestan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.[4]

Mehrestan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[1]	2011[3]	2016[4]
Central District¹	31,679	44,972	54,630
Birk Rural District	6,648	8,683	11,057
Zaboli Rural District	17,359	26,177	31,328
Mehrestan (city)	7,672	10,112	12,245
Ashar District²	12,070	17,784	15,949
Ashar Rural District	7,884	12,137	10,130
Irafshan Rural District	4,186	5,647	5,819
Total	43,749	62,756	70,579
¹As a part of Saravan County at the 2006 census ²As a part of Sarbaz County at the 2006 census ²Formerly Zaboli District

References

"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.
Islamic Republic News Agency - IRNA Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine(Persian)
"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.
"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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[2006_census-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] Islamic Republic News Agency - IRNA Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine(Persian)

[2011_census-3] "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.

[2016_census-4] "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.