Mehrestan County

Mehrestan County

Persian: شهرستان مهرستان
Mehrestan County Persian: شهرستان مهرستان
	Location of Mehrestan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
	Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 27°01′08″N 61°42′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
Capital	Mehrestan
Districts	Central, Ashar, Birk
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	70,579
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehrestan County (Persian: شهرستان مهرستان), formerly known as Zaboli County (Persian: شهرستان زابلی, is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehrestan, also formerly known as Zaboli.[3]

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.[4] In 2011, the name of the county changed to Mehrestan.[5] 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.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 70,579 in 17,407 households.[2]

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.[2] Since the census, Birk Rural District was elevated to the status of Birk District and divided into two rural districts and no cities.[7]

Mehrestan County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Central District	31,679	44,972	54,630
Birk Rural District	6,648	8,683	11,057
Dehi Rural District²
Zaboli Rural District	17,359	26,177	31,328
Mehrestan (city)	7,672	10,112	12,245
Ashar District	12,070	17,784	15,949
Ashar Rural District	7,884	12,137	10,130
Irafshan Rural District	4,186	5,647	5,819
Ashar (city)³
Birk District²
Birk Rural District
Birk-e Sharqi Rural District²
Total	43,749	62,756	70,579
¹As a part of Saravan County and Sarbaz County at the 2006 census ²Established after the 2016 census[7] ³Became a city after the 2016 census[8]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Mehrestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
"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.
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of country divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
"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.
"Zaboli became Mehrestan". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (in Persian). 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
"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.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2018). "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". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Mehrestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[Mehrestan_3-3] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of country divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[2006_census-4] "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.

[Mehrestan_2-5] "Zaboli became Mehrestan". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (in Persian). 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[2011_census-6] "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.

[Mehrestan-7] Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[Ashar-8] Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2018). "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". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.