Ashar District

Ashar District

Persian: بخش آشار
Ashar District Persian: بخش آشار
District
	Ashar District
	Coordinates: 26°40′28″N 61°57′09″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Mehrestan
Capital	Ashar
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	15,949
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ashar District (Persian: بخش آشار) is in Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashar.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as a part of Sarbaz County) was 12,090 in 2,355 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 17,784 people in 4,049 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly formed Zaboli County (renamed Mehrestan County).[5][6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 15,949 inhabitants in 3,929 households.[2]

Ashar District Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Ashar Rural District	7,884	12,137	10,130
Irafshan Rural District	4,186	5,647	5,819
Ashar (city)²
Total	12,070	17,784	15,949
¹As a part of Sarbaz County at the 2006 census ²Became a city after the 2016 census[3]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Ashar District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
"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.
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.
"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.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Zaboli became Mehrestan". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (in Persian). 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Ashar District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[2016_census-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.

[Ashar-3] 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.

[2006_census-4] "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.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Mehrestan_2-6] "Zaboli became Mehrestan". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (in Persian). 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.