Hamun County

Hamun County (Persian: شهرستان هامون) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the city of Mohammadabad.[4]

Hamun County
Persian: شهرستان هامون
County
Location of Hamun County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Hamun County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°33′09″N 61°05′01″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalMohammadabad
DistrictsCentral, Teymurabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total41,017
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Shib Ab District of Zabol County) was 43,374 in 9,809 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 41,520 people in 10,623 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 41,017 in 11,380 households,[2] by which time Shib Ab District had been separated from Zabol County to form Hamun County. It was then divided into the Central and Teymurabad Districts.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Hamun County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Hamun County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[2]
Central District30,68334,04034,570
Lutak Rural District14,01913,16712,797
Mohammadabad Rural District14,48913,64113,526
Mohammadabad (city)2,1752,6813,468
Shahr-e Jadid-e Ramshar (city)
Shahrak-e Ali Akbar (city)4,5514,779
Teymurabad District12,6917,4806,290
Kuh-e Khajeh Rural District6,4821,6011,434
Teymurabad Rural District6,2095,8794,856
Shahrak-e Ali Akbar (city)
Total43,37441,52041,017
1As a part of Zabol County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 April 2023). "Hamun County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 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. Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
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