Mehrestan County
{{Short description|County in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran}}
{{distinguish|Mehran County|Mehriz County}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Mehrestan County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان مهرستان}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Sistan and Baluchestan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Mehrestan
|parts_type = Districts
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| p1 = Central
| p2 = Ashar
| p3 = Birk
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|population_total = 70579
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Mehrestan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان مهرستان}}){{efn|Formerly Zaboli County (شهرستان زابلی){{cite news|title=Some changes in the map of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces|language=fa|website=dolat.ir|via=Secretariat of the Government Information Council|url=http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=209282|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709161343/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=209282|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=9 July 2012|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|date=9 July 2012|access-date=14 April 2023}}}} is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehrestan.{{efn|name=fn2|Formerly Zaboli}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, Zaboli District was separated from Saravan County, and Ashar District from Sarbaz County, in the establishment of Zaboli County,{{efn|Renamed Mehrestan County}} which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Zaboli{{efn|Renamed Mehrestan}} as its capital and only city at the time.{{cite report|title=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|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/132611|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164701/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/132611|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=30 December 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 93023/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161431/T38028K|access-date=30 December 2023}}
After the 2016 census, Dehi Rural District was created in the Central District and Birk Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Birk District, including the new Birk-e Sharqi Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293677|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414132531/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293677|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=14 April 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 13 April 1400|id=Proposal 192882|access-date=14 April 2023}} The village of Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite news|title=Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Ashar village, the center of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, into a city|language=fa|website=dotic.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran|url=https://dotic.ir/news/1660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414164513/https://dotic.ir/news/1660|last=Fazli|first=Abdolreza Rahmani|archive-date=14 April 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|date=27 October 1396|orig-date=Approved 17 May 1396|id=Letter 33667/59806|access-date=14 April 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 62,756 people in 14,577 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 70,579 in 17,407 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=
Mehrestan County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
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|+ Mehrestan County Population | ||
| Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 44,972 | style="text-align: right;"| 54,630 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Birk RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,683 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,057 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dehi RD{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zaboli RD | style="text-align: right;"| 26,177 | style="text-align: right;"| 31,328 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mehrestan (city){{efn|name=fn2}} | style="text-align: right;"| 10,112 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,245 |
| Ashar District | style="text-align: right;"| 17,784 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,949 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ashar RD | style="text-align: right;"| 12,137 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,130 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Irafshan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,647 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,819 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ashar (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Birk District{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Birk RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Birk-e Sharqi RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 62,756 | style="text-align: right;"| 70,579 |
| colspan=3 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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