Chabahar County

For the city, see Chabahar. For other places with a similar name, see Chah Bahar.

Chabahar County
Persian: شهرستان چابهار
County
Location of Chabahar County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom center, yellow)
Location of Chabahar County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom center, yellow)
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 25°29′N 60°54′E / 25.483°N 60.900°E / 25.483; 60.900[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalChabahar
DistrictsCentral, Pir Sohrab, Polan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
283,204
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Chabahar County (Persian: شهرستان چابهار)[a] is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the port city of Chabahar[3][b] on the coast of the Gulf of Oman.

History

After the 2011 National Census, Talang Rural District was separated from the county to join Qasr-e Qand County.[4] After the 2016 census, the village of Polan was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

In 2018, Dashtiari District was separated from the county in the establishment of Dashtiari County.[6] Vashnam-e Dari Rural District was created in the Central District, and Pir Sohrab Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Pir Sohrab District, including the new Bajar Bazar Rural District.[7]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The aboriginal residents in the city of Chabahar are the Baluchis. In recent years, many people have immigrated to Chabahar from other parts of Iran to find a better life. Immigration changed Chabahar's face dramatically. Today Chabahar has a mix of different ethnicities including Baluchs, Turks, Sistanis (Zabolis), and other peoples of Iran.[citation needed]

Population

As of 2008, more than half of the county's population were living in rural areas; the urban population is 77,128, of which a majority reside in the city of Chabahar.[8] At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 214,017 in 41,532 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 264,051 people in 58,039 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 283,204 in 68,147 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Chabahar County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[9] 2011[10] 2016[2]
Central District 113,154 143,067 170,272
Kambel-e Soleyman RD 21,803 33,482 38,268
Pir Sohrab RD 20,281 23,952 25,265
Vashnam-e Dari RD[c]
Chabahar (city)[b] 71,070 85,633 106,739
Dashtiari District[d] 57,813 72,743 79,911
Bahu Kalat RD 24,478 30,646 34,748
Negur RD 17,425 19,831 21,092
Sand-e Mir Suiyan RD 12,151 17,654 18,401
Negur (city) 3,759 4,612 5,670
Pir Sohrab District[c]
Bajar Bazar RD[c]
Pir Sohrab RD
Polan District 43,050 48,241 33,004
Polan RD 28,799 31,767 33,004
Talang RD[e] 14,251 16,474
Polan (city)[f]
Total 214,017 264,051 283,204
RD = Rural District

Economy

Traditionally, the people of Chabahar County were employed in fishing and agriculture, with some coastal trade. In the 1970s Iran established a naval station and an air base there. In the 1980s the port facilities at Chabahar were developed during the Iran–Iraq War, and further developed in the 1990s.[11][12] The Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone was established in 1992. These developments changed the county from primarily rural, to an urban–rural mix.[citation needed]

Chabahar County is the site of Iran's ballistic missile test range.[13]

Tourism

Although some opportunities exist in Chabahar County for tourists, such as the village of Tis,[14][15] folk festivals,[16][17] and unusual landforms,[18] tourism is undeveloped in the county.[citation needed]

See also

Media related to Chabahar County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Chah Bahar County (شهرستان چاه بهار)[3]
  2. ^ a b Formerly Chah Bahar[3]
  3. ^ a b c Established after the 2016 census[7]
  4. ^ Transferred to Dashtiari County after the 2016 census[6]
  5. ^ Transferred to Qasr-e Qand County[4]
  6. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 January 2025). "Chabahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (5 March 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82822/T129. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "National divisions with the approval of the Government Board: The map of national divisions was changed in some counties". tasnimnews.com (in Persian). Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2023 – via Tasnim News Agency.
  5. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (19 April 2023) [Approved 17 December 1389]. "The decision of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Polan village in the center of Polan District of Chabahar County into a city was announced". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 13 September 1398]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 20047. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  7. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 1400) [Approved 13 April 1400]. "National divisions in Dashtiari and Chabahar Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 160986; Letter 40833. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
  8. ^ Sistan and Baluchistan annual population statistics 2008:"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  11. ^ Iraj, Afshar Sistani (1993). چابهار و دریای پارس [Chabahar and the Persian Gulf (Pars Sea)] (in Persian). Zahedan, Iran: Sediqi. pp. 356–361.
  12. ^ "Official underlines importance of Chabahar port for India". Fars News Agency. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Iran tested missile, breaching U.N. council resolutions: officials". Reuters News Service. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  14. ^ Penad, Abdolsamad; Fazeli, Mostafa (2012). "گردشگري روستایی راهبردي اساسی براي توسعه روستایی مورد: روستاي تیس(ناحیه چابهار) [Rural Tourism, Fundamental Strategy for Rural Development in Tis village]". مجموعه مقالات اولین همایش ملی توسعه سواحل مکران و اقتدار دریایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران ۲۸ الی ۳۰ بهمن ماه ۱۳۹۱ [Proceedings of the First National Conference on the Makran coastal development and maritime authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran 28 to 30 February 1391] (PDF) (in Persian). Chabahar: Department of Maritime and Marine Science, University of Chabahar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  15. ^ "قبرستان جن‌ها در روستای تیس" [Jinn cemetery in the village of Tis] (in Persian). Nafee. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.
  16. ^ "آغاز به کار جشنواره تابستانی مونسون در منطقه آزاد چابهار" [Summer Monsoon festival begins in Chabahar] (in Persian). 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  17. ^ "جشنواره بومی محلی در روستای تیس شهرستان چابهار برگزار می شود" [Local Indigenous Festival held in the village of Tis, Chabahar] (in Persian). 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.
  18. ^ Roudi, Ahrari; Khargerdi, Shahrokhi (2008). "Geotourism in Chabahar" (PDF). Geosciences (in Persian). 17 (67): 46–53. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2013.