Dalgan County
{{Short description|County in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran}}
{{distinguish|Dalahu County|Damghan County}}{{for multi|the administrative division of this county|Dalgan Rural District|other places with a similar name|Dalgan (disambiguation){{!}}Dalgan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Dalgan County
|other_name =
|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان دَلگان}}
|settlement_type = County
|image_skyline =
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_map = Sistan and Baluchestan.svg
|image_map1 = IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg
| map_caption = Location of Dalgan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (left, purple)
| map_caption1 = Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
|pushpin_map =
|pushpin_label_position =
|pushpin_map_caption =
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Sistan and Baluchestan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Galmurti
|parts_type = Districts
| parts_style = para
| parts =
| p1 = Central
| p2 = Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem
| p3 =
| p4 =
| p5 =
| p6 =
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|area_total_km2 =
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 67857
|population_density_km2 =
|coordinates = {{coord|27|25|21|N|59|31|11|E|dim:60km|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates_footnotes = {{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.4225&mlon=59.519722&zoom=10#map=10/27.4225/59.5197|website=OpenStreetMap |title=Dalgan County|date=8 January 2025|access-date=8 January 2025|lang=fa}}
|timezone = IRST
|utc_offset = +3:30
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft =
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
Dalgan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان دَلگان}}) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Galmurti.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranshahr County|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the Islamic Council|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203032032/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135005|archive-date=3 February 2013|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|date=c. 2013|orig-date=Approved 18 September 1386|id=Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161466/T38028K|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|access-date=7 April 2023}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, Dalgan District was separated from Iranshahr County in the establishment of Dalgan County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with Galmurti as its capital and only city at the time.
After the 2016 census, the village of Chegerdak was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite news|title=The village of Chegerdak, the center of Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem, turned into a city|language=fa|website=farsnews.ir|via=Fars Media Corporation|url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13970411000117/روستای-چگردک-مرکز-بخش-جلگه-چاه-هاشم-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408184619/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13970411000117/روستای-چگردک-مرکز-بخش-جلگه-چاه-هاشم-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد-|archive-date=8 April 2023|date=4 November 1397|access-date=7 April 2023}} In addition, Azarabad Rural District was created in Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem District.{{cite report|title=Designation of Shahrak-e Golkhani in Qaemabad Rural District of Sistan and Baluchestan province as Golkhani|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/301786|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418111658/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/301786|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|archive-date=18 April 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 24 December 1401|id=Proposal 215515|access-date=19 November 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 13,580 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls|archive-date=25 November 2022|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 67,857 in 16,551 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=23 December 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
Dalgan County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Dalgan County Population | ||
| Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 38,741 | style="text-align: right;"| 42,362 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dalgan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 19,609 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,991 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gonbad-e Alavi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,629 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,873 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hudian RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,193 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,206 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Galmurti (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 8,310 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,292 |
| Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem District | style="text-align: right;"| 24,072 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,495 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Azarabad RD{{efn|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah-e Ali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,620 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,748 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem RD | style="text-align: right;"| 19,452 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,747 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chegerdak (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 62,813 | style="text-align: right;"| 67,857 |
| colspan=3 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
{{Commons-inline}}
{{clear}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Sistan and Baluchestan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Dalgan County|state=collapsed}}