Ashar, Iran Explained
| Ashar |
| Native Name: | fa|اشار |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mehrestan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ashar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3786 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Ashar (fa|اشار) is a city in, and the capital of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Ashar Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ashar's population was 2,676 in 529 households, when it was a village in Ashar Rural District of Sarbaz County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,817 people in 831 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,786 people in 927 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[7]
After the census, Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Ashar, Mehrestan County . . 14 April 2023 . 14 April 2023 . fa.
- Web site: The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164701/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/132611 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davoudi . Parviz . 30 December 2023 . 29 July 1386 . 30 December 2023.
- Web site: Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711221000/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/130770 . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 11 July 2022 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 18 August 1365 . 10 November 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Saravan and Sarbaz Counties . fa . Dastour . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113200354/https://dastour.ir/Brows/?lid=311747 . 13 November 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 13 November 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.
- Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Ashar village, the capital of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, into a city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414164513/https://dotic.ir/news/1660 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 14 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior . 21 September 2018 . 14 April 2023.
