Zehak County

Zehak County

Persian: شهرستان زهک
Zehak County Persian: شهرستان زهک
County
	Location of Zehak County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
	Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 30°48′34″N 61°38′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
Capital	Zehak
Districts	Central, Jazink, Khamak
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	74,896
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zehak County (Persian: شهرستان زهک) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zehak.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 70,839 in 14,683 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 75,419 people in 17,849 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 74,896 in 20,055 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Zehak County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.[2]

After the census, Khamak Rural District became a district and was divided into two rural districts; and Qaleh Now Rural District was established in Jazink District.[5] The village of Jazink was later elevated to the status of a city.

Zehak County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	49,813	54,977	53,192
Khvajeh Ahmad Rural District	9,435	10,042	9,342
Zehak Rural District	29,198	30,611	30,493
Zehak (city)	11,180	14,324	13,357
Jazink District	21,026	20,437	21,704
Jazink Rural District	10,702	9,311	10,667
Khamak Rural District	10,324	11,126	11,037
Qaleh Now Rural District¹
Jazink (city)²
Khamak District¹
Guri Rural District¹
Khamak Rural District
Total	70,839	75,419	74,896
¹Established after the 2016 census[5] ²Became a city after the 2016 census

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (22 April 2023). "Zehak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 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.
"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.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 1400). "Country divisions in Zehak and Zabol Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (22 April 2023). "Zehak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 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.

[2006_census-3] "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-4] "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.

[Zabol-5] Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 1400). "Country divisions in Zehak and Zabol Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.