Polan District

Coordinates: 25°39′58″N 61°07′18″E / 25.66611°N 61.12167°E / 25.66611; 61.12167
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Polan District
Persian: بخش پلان
Polan District is located in Iran
Polan District
Polan District
Coordinates: 25°39′58″N 61°07′18″E / 25.66611°N 61.12167°E / 25.66611; 61.12167[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyChabahar
CapitalPolan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total33,004
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Polan District (Persian: بخش پلان) is in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the southeastern part of Iran. Its capital is the city of Polan.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 43,050 in 8,416 households, when it was a village.[4] The 2011 census counted 48,241 people in 11,239 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 33,004 inhabitants in 8,812 households,[2] by which time Talang Rural District had been separated from the district and become a part of Qasr-e Qand County.[6]

After the census, the status of the village of Polan was elevated to that of a city.[7]

Polan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Polan RD 28,799 31,767 33,004
Talang RD1 14,251 16,474
Polan (city)2
Total 43,050 48,241 33,004
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Qasr-e Qand County[6]
2Became a city after the 2016 census[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 April 2023). "Polan District (Chabahar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (31 January 1379). "Creation of divisional changes and reforms in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Country divisions with the approval of the government board: The map of country divisions was changed in some cities". Tasnim News (in Persian). Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 1397). "The decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Polan village in the center of Polan District of Chahbahar County into a city was announced". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.