Lashar County

Lashar County

Persian: شهرستان لاشار
Lashar County Persian: شهرستان لاشار
County
	Location of Lashar County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (center left, purple)
	Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 26°43′53″N 60°09′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
Capital	Espakeh
Districts	Central, Pip
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	33,973
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lashar County (Persian: شهرستان لاشار) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Espakeh.[3]

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as parts of the former Lashar District of Nik Shahr County) was 26,576 in 5,663 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 30,720 people, in 7,721 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the population was 33,973, in 9,123 households.[2]

After the census, two rural districts and the city of Espakeh were separated from Lashar District of Nik Shahr County, elevated to the status of Lashar County, and divided into two districts and four rural districts, with the city as capital of the new county.[3]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Lashar County's administrative divisions (as parts of the former Lashar District of Nik Shahr County) over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Lashar County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	14,297	16,421	18,923
Lashar-e Shomali Rural District	11,302	12,785	14,204
Zirbandar Rural District
Espakeh (city)	2,995	3,636	4,719
Pip District	12,279	14,299	15,050
Lashar-e Jonubi Rural District	12,279	14,299	15,050
Tang-e Sarheh Rural District
Total	26,576	30,720	33,973
¹As a part of Nik Shahr County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (13 April 2023). "Lashar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 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 Fanuj and Nik Shahr Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 7 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.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (13 April 2023). "Lashar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 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.

[Lashar-3] Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Fanuj and Nik Shahr Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 7 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.