Rask County

Rask County (Persian: شهرستان راسک) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rask.[3]

For the city, see Rask. For other places with a similar name, see Rask.

Rask County
Persian: شهرستان راسک
County
Location of Rask County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom right, yellow)
Location of Rask County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom right, yellow)
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 26°09′57″N 61°44′43″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalRask
DistrictsCentral, Parud, Pishin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total94,887
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the county's population (as the Central, Parud, and Pishin Districts of Sarbaz County) was 70,320 in 13,302 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 91,556 people in 19,997 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the population was 94,887 in 23,272 households.[2] These divisions separated from Sarbaz County in December 2018 to form Rask County.[3]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Rask County's administrative divisions (as parts of Sarbaz County) over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Rask County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District22,29826,34829,925
Jakigur Rural District10,05911,56612,419
Rask and Firuzabad Rural District6,3086,3107,391
Rask (city)5,9318,47210,115
Parud District28,50140,17734,730
Murtan Rural District8,0398,3409,516
Parud Rural District20,46231,83725,214
Parud (city)2
Pishin District19,52125,03130,232
Pishin Rural District9,0447,37110,102
Zardban Rural District3,9704,119
Pishin (city)10,47713,69016,011
Total70,32091,55694,887
1As a part of Sarbaz County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
2Became a city after county establishment[6]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 April 2023). "Rask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  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.
  3. Habibi, Hassan (31 January 1379). "Creation of divisional changes and reforms in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  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.
  5. "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.
  6. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 1397). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Parud village, the center of Parud District of Sarbaz County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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