Birk District

Birk District

Persian: بخش بیرک
Birk District Persian: بخش بیرک
District
	Birk District
	Coordinates: 27°19′16″N 61°16′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Mehrestan
Capital	Chahuk
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	11,057
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Birk District (Persian: بخش بیرک) is in Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Chahuk.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, the region's population (as Birk Rural District of the former Zaboli District of Saravan County) was 6,648 in 1,461 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 8,683 people in 2,005 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county and become a part of the newly established Zaboli County (renamed Mehrestan County).[5][6] At the latest census in 2016, there were 11,057 inhabitants in 2,591 households.[2]

After the census, Birk Rural District was separated from the Central District, elevated to the status of a district, and divided into two rural districts.[3]

Birk District Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Birk Rural District	6,648	8,683	11,057
Birk-e Sharqi Rural District²
Total	6,648	8,683	11,057
¹As a part of Saravan County at the 2006 census ²Established after the 2016 census[3]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Birk 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.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 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). "Birk 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.

[Mehrestan-3] Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 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.