Chabahar County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the port city of

Chabahar Chabahar ( (); ) is a city in the Central District (Chabahar County), Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is ...

on the coast of the

Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ''khalīj ʿumān''; ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ''khalīj makrān''; ''daryâ-ye makrān''), is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with th ...

History

After the 2011 National Census,

Talang Rural District Talang Rural District () is in Talang District of Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dansar. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's popul ...

was separated from the county to join

Qasr-e Qand County Qasr-e Qand County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qasr-e Qand. History After the 2011 National Census, Qasr-e Qand District was separated from Nik Shahr County, and Talang Rural District from ...

. After the 2016 census, the village of Polan was elevated to the status of a city. In 2018,

Dashtiari District Dashtiari District () is a former administrative division of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders ...

was separated from the county in the establishment of

Dashtiari County Dashtiari County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Negur, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 5,670 people in 1,320 households. History After the 2016 census, the village o ...

Vashnam-e Dari Rural District Vashnam-e Dari Rural District () is in the Central District (Chabahar County), Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Vashnam-e Dari, whose p ...

was created in the

Central District Central District may refer to: Places * Central District (Botswana) * Central district, Plovdiv, Bulgaria * Central District, Xiamen, China, now Siming District, Fujian * Central, Hong Kong, also called Central District * List of Central District ...

, and

Pir Sohrab Rural District Pir Sohrab Rural District () is in Pir Sohrab District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders ...

was separated from it in the formation of

Pir Sohrab District Pir Sohrab District () is in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Pir Sohrab, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 675, in 110 households. History After the 2016 censu ...

, including the new Bajar Bazar Rural District.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The aboriginal residents in the city of Chabahar are the Baluchis. In recent years, many people have immigrated to Chabahar from other parts of Iran to find a better life. Immigration changed Chabahar's face dramatically. Today Chabahar has a mix of different ethnicities including Baluchs,

Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic lang ...

, Sistanis (

Zaboli Mehrestan () is a city in the Central District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Zaboli Rural District. Demographic ...

s), and other peoples of Iran.

Population

As of 2008, more than half of the county's population were living in rural areas; the urban population is 77,128, of which a majority reside in the city of Chabahar. At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 214,017 in 41,532 households. The following census in 2011 counted 264,051 people in 58,039 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 283,204 in 68,147 households.

Administrative divisions

Chabahar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Economy

Traditionally, the people of Chabahar County were employed in fishing and agriculture, with some coastal trade. In the 1970s Iran established a naval station and an air base there. In the 1980s the port facilities at Chabahar were developed during the

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...

, and further developed in the 1990s. The

Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone Chabahar Free Trade–Industrial Zone (CFZ) () is an Iranian free trade zone formed according to the law on the establishment and administration of free trade–industrial zones . Chabahar free trade–industrial zone was established in 1992 ...

was established in 1992. These developments changed the county from primarily rural, to an urban–rural mix. Chabahar County is the site of Iran's ballistic missile test range.

Tourism

Although some opportunities exist in Chabahar County for tourists, such as the village of Tis, folk festivals, and unusual landforms, tourism is undeveloped in the county.

Notes

References

{{Chabahar County, state=collapsed Chabahar County Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province