Sib and Suran County

Sib and Suran County (Persian: شهرستان سیب و سوران) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Suran. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Hiduj District and Sib and Suran District of Saravan County) was 60,784 in 12,663 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 73,189 people in 17,445 households, by which time the two districts had been separated from the county to form Sib and Suran County.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 85,095 in 21,665 households.[3]

Sib and Suran County
شهرستان سیب و سوران
County
Location of Sib and Suran County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sib and Suran County in Sistan and Baluchestan province
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°15′N 61°52′E / 27.250°N 61.867°E / 27.250; 61.867Coordinates: 27°15′N 61°52′E / 27.250°N 61.867°E / 27.250; 61.867
CountryFlag of Iran.svg Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CapitalSuran
DistrictsCentral, Hiduj, Paskuh
Population
 (2016)
 • Total85,095
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisionsEdit

The population history and structural changes of Sib and Suran 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.[3]

Sib and Suran County Population1
Administrative Divisions 2006[1] 2011[2] 2016[3]
Central District2 44,041 52,668 62,876
Paskuh Rural District 9,655 14,031 16,297
Sib and Suran Rural District 24,420 28,005 32,999
Suran (city) 9,966 10,632 13,580
Hiduj District 16,743 20,011 22,216
Hiduj Rural District 6,454 7,443 8,779
Kont Rural District 9,224 11,042 11,763
Hiduj (city) 1,065 1,526 1,674
Total 60,784 73,189 85,095
1As a part of Saravan County at the 2006 census
2Formerly Sib and Suran District

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b c "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.