Ashar District

Not to be confused with Ashar Rural District.
For the city, see Ashar.

Ashar District
Persian: بخش آشار
District
Ashar District is located in Iran
Ashar District
Ashar District
Coordinates: 26°40′28″N 61°57′09″E / 26.67444°N 61.95250°E / 26.67444; 61.95250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
CapitalAshar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
15,949
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ashar District (Persian: بخش آشار) is in Mehrestan County,[a] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashar.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as a part of Sarbaz County) was 12,090 in 2,355 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 17,784 people in 4,049 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County.[7][b] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 15,949 inhabitants in 3,929 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Administrative divisions

Ashar District Population[c]
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Ashar RD 7,884 12,137 10,130
Irafshan RD 4,186 5,647 5,819
Ashar (city)[d]
Total 12,070 17,784 15,949
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Zaboli County[3]
  2. ^ Renamed Mehrestan County[3]
  3. ^ As a part of Sarbaz County at the 2006 census
  4. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Ashar District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2018). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Ashar village, the capital of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ 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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