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Zabol County

{{Short description|County in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran}}

{{for multi|the city|Zabol|other places with a similar name|Zaboli (disambiguation){{!}}Zaboli}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان زابل}}

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Zabol County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان زابل}}) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zabol.{{cite report|title=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|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113038|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724212413/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113038|archive-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|date=5 March 2013|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82822/T129|access-date=29 December 2023}}

History

After the 2006 National Census, Miyankongi District was separated from the county in the establishment of Miyankongi County.{{efn|Renamed Hirmand County{{cite report|title=Changing the name of Miyankongi County from the functions of Sistan and Baluchestan province to Hirmand County|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/122059|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801001852/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/122059|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=1 August 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|access-date=31 December 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 9 October 1387|id=Proposal 42/1/42/38562; Letter 158802/T38854H}}}}{{cite web|title=Reforms of national divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Zabol County|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119358|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721111528/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119358|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=21 July 2023|orig-date=Approved 5 March 1386|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 4/1/42/149078; Letter 58538/T26118AH|access-date=31 December 2023}}

After the 2011 census, Posht Ab District was separated from the county in establishing Nimruz County, and Shib Ab District to establish Hamun County.{{cite web|title=Carrying out national divisions about Saberi and Teymurabad and Nimruz and Hamun Counties of 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/191041|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416173758/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/191041|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=16 April 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 29 September 1391|id=Proposal 174107/42/4/1|access-date=18 November 2023}}

After the 2016 census, Heydarabad Rural District was created in the Central District, and Karbasak District was formed, including the new Karbasak and Zhalehi Rural Districts.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding country divisions in Zehak and Zabol Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province|language=fa|website=dotic.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran|url=https://dotic.ir/news/9705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711034316/https://dotic.ir/news/9705|archive-date=11 July 2021|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers|date=16 July 1400|orig-date=Approved 13 April 1400|id=Proposal 160993|access-date=21 April 2023}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 317,357 in 67,778 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 259,356 people in 63,645 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 165,666 in 43,701 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=

Zabol County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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|+ Zabol County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 160,295style="text-align: right;"| 171,940style="text-align: right;"| 165,634
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bonjar RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 26,034style="text-align: right;"| 30,130style="text-align: right;"| 26,924
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Heydarabad RD{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bonjar (city)style="text-align: right;"| 3,619style="text-align: right;"| 4,088style="text-align: right;"| 3,760
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zabol (city)style="text-align: right;"| 130,642style="text-align: right;"| 137,722style="text-align: right;"| 134,950
Karbasak District{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Karbasak RD{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zhalehi RD{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Miyankongi District{{efn|Transferred to Miyankongi County, renamed Hirmand County}}style="text-align: right;"| 73,254style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dust Mohammad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 20,788style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jahanabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 16,438style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Margan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,954style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qorqori RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 15,172style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dust Mohammad (city)style="text-align: right;"| 6,902style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Posht Ab District{{efn|Transferred to Nimruz County}}style="text-align: right;"| 40,434style="text-align: right;"| 45,466style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Adimi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 15,157style="text-align: right;"| 17,820style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bazi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,009style="text-align: right;"| 4,580style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaemabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,039style="text-align: right;"| 15,637style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sefidabeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,255style="text-align: right;"| 4,101style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Adimi (city)style="text-align: right;"| 2,974style="text-align: right;"| 3,328style="text-align: right;"|
Shib Ab District{{efn|Transferred to Hamun County}}style="text-align: right;"| 43,374style="text-align: right;"| 41,520style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuh-e Khajeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,482style="text-align: right;"| 1,601style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lutak RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,019style="text-align: right;"| 13,167style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mohammadabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,489style="text-align: right;"| 13,641style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Teymurabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,209style="text-align: right;"| 5,879style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mohammadabad (city)style="text-align: right;"| 2,175style="text-align: right;"| 2,681style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ali Akbar (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Shahrak-e Ali Akbar{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Ali Akbar village from Kuh-e Khajeh Rural District of Shib Ab District of Zabol County in Sistan and Baluchestan province to Ali Akbar city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/131909|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101125153/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/131909|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=1 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 93023/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 166199/T38077K|access-date=1 January 2024}}}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 4,551style="text-align: right;"|
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 317,357style="text-align: right;"| 259,356style="text-align: right;"| 165,666
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