Rask County
Rask County
Persian: شهرستان راسک | |
|---|---|
 Location of Rask County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (bottom right, yellow) | |
 Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′57″N 61°44′43″E / 26.16583°N 61.74528°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| Capital | Rask |
| Districts | Central, Parud, Pishin |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Rask County (Persian: شهرستان راسک) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rask, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 10,115 people in 2,411 households.[2]
History
[edit]After the 2016 census, Parud District, Pishin District, Jakigur Rural District, Rask and Firuzabad Rural District, and the city of Rask were separated from Sarbaz County in the establishment of Rask County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Rask as its capital. The village of Parud was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Administrative divisions
[edit]Rask County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions |
|---|
| Central District |
| Jakigur RD |
| Rask and Firuzabad RD |
| Rask (city) |
| Parud District |
| Murtan RD |
| Parud RD |
| Parud (city)[a] |
| Pishin District |
| Pishin RD |
| Zardban RD |
| Pishin (city) |
| RD = Rural District |
See also
[edit]
Media related to Rask County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 April 2023). "Rask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 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.
- ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 1397). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Parud village, the center of Parud District of Sarbaz County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
