Bakhsh
{{Short description|Third-level administrative division (district) of Iran}}
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A {{lang|fa-Latn|bakhsh}} ({{langx|fa|بخش}}, also romanized as {{lang|fa-Latn|baxš}}) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of England.
In Iran, the provinces (first-level divisions) (استان, ostān) consist of several counties (second-level divisions) (شهرستان, shahrestān), and the counties consist of one or more districts (third-level divisions) (بخش, bakhsh). A district consists of a combination of cities (شهر shahr) and rural districts (دهستان, dehestān) (fourth-level divisions). The official governor of a district is called a bakhshdar, the head of the bakhshdari office. Rural districts are a collection of villages and their surrounding lands. One of the cities of the county is named its capital.{{Cite web|title = Law on definitions and rules of national divisions |url = https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/83309 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181128090719/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/83309 |archive-date = 28 November 2018 |website = Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran |publisher = Islamic Council |last = Hashemi |first = Akbar |language = fa |date = 15 April 1362 |access-date = 12 January 2024}}{{cite book |author=Gwillim Law |date=1999 |title=Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXCeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 |location=Jefferson, NC |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3 |oclc=910103003 |page=183}}
The following table indicates the 2006 structure of Khash County, one of the 26 counties that constitute Sistan and Baluchestan province.
- The Central District contained five rural districts and one city, the capital
- Irandegan District contained two rural districts and no cities
- Nukabad District contained four rural districts and one city
Districts may occasionally be separated from the county to become counties of their own. For example, Nukabad District separated on 14 December 2018 to become Taftan County, after which the city of Nukabad was elevated to capital status within the newly created Central District of Taftan.{{cite web |title = Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province |language = fa |website = Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran |url = https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1392509 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200124163452/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1392509 |archive-date = 24 January 2020 |publisher = Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers |last = Jahangiri |first = Ishaq |date = 13 September 2018 |access-date = 30 December 2023}}
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|+ Khash County (2006){{IranCensus2006|11}} Retrieved 17 December 2022 | |
| Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 111,114 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Esmailabad Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 16,940 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Karvandar Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 6,028 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuh Sefid Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 10,603 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Poshtkuh Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 13,612 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sangan Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 7,248 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khash (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 56,683 |
| Irandegan District | style="text-align: right;"| 12,432 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Irandegan Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 4,232 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kahnuk Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 8,200 |
| Nukabad District1 | style="text-align: right;"| 38,372 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Eskelabad Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 6,527 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gowhar Kuh Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 9,100 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nazil Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 10,573 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District | style="text-align: right;"| 9,351 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nukabad (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 2,821 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 161,918 |
| colspan=2 | {{small|1Became a part of Taftan County}} |
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