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Central District (Khash County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان خاش
Central District (Khash County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان خاش
District
	Central District (Khash County)
	Coordinates: 28°11′25″N 61°07′34″E / 28.19028°N 61.12611°E
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Khash
Capital	Khash
Population (2016)
• Total	115,085
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Khash County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان خاش) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khash.^[3]

History

In December 2019, Poshtkuh Rural District was separated from the district in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bilari Rural District.^[4] The village of Esmailabad was elevated to the status of a city.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 111,114 in 21,170 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 107,817 people in 24,055 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 115,085 inhabitants in 30,769 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Khash County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[2]
Esmailabad RD	16,940	16,895	17,577
Karvandar RD	6,028	6,324	7,153
Kuh Sefid RD	10,603	12,069	13,773
Poshtkuh RD^[a]	13,612	12,237	13,587
Sangan RD	7,248	6,187	6,411
Esmailabad (city)^[b]
Khash (city)	56,683	54,105	56,584
Total	111,114	107,817	115,085
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Transferred to Poshtkuh District after the 2016 census^[4]
^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Central District (Khash County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ ^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.
^ Habibi, Hassan (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". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "With the decision of the government, the village of Esmailabad in Khash County will become a city". Cabinet Office (in Persian). Information Database of the Government Board Office. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.