Khash County
Persian: شهرستان خاش
County
Location of Khash County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Khash County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°05′28″N 61°37′48″E / 28.09111°N 61.63000°E / 28.09111; 61.63000[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalKhash
DistrictsCentral, Irandegan, Poshtkuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total173,821
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Khash County (Persian: شهرستان خاش) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khash.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 161,918 in 32,478 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 155,652 people in 35,476 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 173,821 in 48,396 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Khash County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, 11 rural districts, and two cities.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Deh-e Rais was elevated to the status of a city.[6] In December 2019, Poshtkuh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Poshtkuh District,[7] and the village of Esmailabad was elevated to city status.[7] In 2019, Nukabad District was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County.[8]

Khash County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District111,114107,817115,085
Esmailabad RD16,94016,89517,577
Karvandar RD6,0286,3247,153
Kuh Sefid RD10,60312,06913,773
Poshtkuh RD13,61212,23713,587
Sangan RD7,2486,1876,411
Esmailabad (city)1
Khash (city)56,68354,10556,584
Irandegan District12,43211,17013,323
Irandegan RD4,2322,9734,056
Kahnuk RD8,2008,1979,267
Deh-e Rais (city)1
Nukabad District238,37236,50644,176
Eskelabad RD6,5276,2956,015
Gowhar Kuh RD9,1008,38310,078
Nazil RD10,5739,33511,097
Taftan-e Jonubi RD9,3519,30011,725
Nukabad (city)2,8213,1935,261
Poshtkuh District3
Bilari RD3
Poshtkuh RD
Total161,918155,652173,821
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7][6]
2Became a part of Taftan County after the 2016 census[8]
3Established after the 2016 census[7]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Khash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 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. 1 2 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (11 September 2018). "It is agreed to convert Deh-e Rais village, the center of Irandegan District of Khash County, into a city". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 Raisi, Elham (14 December 2019). "Creation of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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