Rask County

For the city, see Rask. For other places with a similar name, see Rask.

Rask County
Persian: شهرستان راسک
County
Location of Rask County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom right, yellow)
Location of Rask County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom right, yellow)
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 26°09′57″N 61°44′43″E / 26.16583°N 61.74528°E / 26.16583; 61.74528[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalRask
DistrictsCentral, Parud, Pishin
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rask County (Persian: شهرستان راسک) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rask, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 10,115 people in 2,411 households.[2]

History

After the 2016 census, Parud District, Pishin District, Jakigur Rural District, Rask and Firuzabad Rural District, and the city of Rask were separated from Sarbaz County in the establishment of Rask County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Rask as its capital. The village of Parud was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Rask County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Rask County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Jakigur RD
Rask and Firuzabad RD
Rask (city)
Parud District
Murtan RD
Parud RD
Parud (city)[a]
Pishin District
Pishin RD
Zardban RD
Pishin (city)
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Rask County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 April 2023). "Rask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "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 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 1397). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Parud village, the center of Parud District of Sarbaz County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.