Ashar District
Persian: بخش آشار
District
Ashar District is located in Iran
Ashar District
Ashar District
Coordinates: 26°40′28″N 61°57′09″E / 26.67444°N 61.95250°E / 26.67444; 61.95250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
CapitalAshar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total15,949
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ashar District (Persian: بخش آشار) is in Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashar.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as a part of Sarbaz County) was 12,090 in 2,355 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 17,784 people in 4,049 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly formed Zaboli County[6] (renamed Mehrestan County).[7] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 15,949 inhabitants in 3,929 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Ashar District Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Ashar RD7,88412,13710,130
Irafshan RD4,1865,6475,819
Ashar (city)2
Total12,07017,78415,949
RD: Rural District
1As a part of Sarbaz County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Ashar District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Davoudi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ↑ 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, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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