Mehrestan
Persian: مهرستان
City
Mehrestan is located in Iran
Mehrestan
Mehrestan
Coordinates: 27°07′42″N 61°40′20″E / 27.12833°N 61.67222°E / 27.12833; 61.67222[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,245
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehrestan (Persian: مهرستان), formerly known as Zaboli (Persian: زابلي)[3] also Romanized as Zābolī; also known as Qal‘eh-ye Zābolī (English: Fort Zaboli); formerly, Magas,[4] is a city in the Central District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Zaboli Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,672 in 1,560 households, when it was in the former Zaboli District of Saravan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 10,112 people in 2,171 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly formed Zaboli County[8] (later renamed Mehrestan County).[3] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,245 people in 2,969 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Mehrestan, Mehrestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Mehrestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088743" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages-farms and places mentioned in this approval in Saravan County under Sistan and Baluchestan province = fa". Qavanin. Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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