Zarabad, Sistan and Baluchestan

For the administrative divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Zarabad County, Zarabad-e Gharbi Rural District, and Zarabad-e Sharqi Rural District. For the administrative division formerly known as Zarabad District, see Central District of Zarabad County. For the neighborhood of this city, see Zarabad. For other places with the same name, see Zarabad.

Zarabad (Persian: زرآباد)^[a] is a city in the Central District^[b] of Zarabad County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] and the district.^[5] It is also the administrative center for Zarabad-e Sharqi Rural District.^[5]

Zarabad Persian: زرآباد
City
Zarabad
Coordinates: 25°35′47″N 59°24′15″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Zarabad
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,003
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 1,133 in 241 households, when it was the village of Jahelu in Zarabad-e Sharqi Rural District of Zarabad District^[c] in Konarak County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,222 people in 711 households,^[7] by which time the village had merged with the village of Zarabad and was elevated to city status as Zarabad.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,003 people in 876 households.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarabad County and renamed the Central District, with Zarabad as the new county's capital.^[4]

See also

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Notes

1. Formerly the village of Jahelu (جهلو)^[3]
2. Formerly Zarabad District of Konarak County^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Zarabad County^[4]