Polan District

Not to be confused with Polan Rural District.

For the city, see Polan.

Polan District Persian: بخش پلان
District
Polan District
Coordinates: 25°39′58″N61°07′18″E / 25.66611°N 61.12167°E / 25.66611; 61.12167 [1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Chabahar
Capital	Polan
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	33,004
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Polan District (Persian : بخش پلان) is in Chabahar County, ^[a] Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the southeastern part of Iran. Its capital is the city of Polan. ^[4]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Talang Rural District was separated from the district to join Qasr-e Qand County. ^[5] After the 2016 census, the village of Polan was elevated to the status of a city. ^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 43,050 in 8,416 households. ^[7] The 2011 census counted 48,241 people in 11,239 households. ^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 33,004 inhabitants in 8,812 households. ^[2]

Administrative divisions

Polan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006 [7]	2011 [8]	2016 [2]
Polan RD	28,799	31,767	33,004
Talang RD [b]	14,251	16,474
Polan (city) [c]
Total	43,050	48,241	33,004
RD = Rural District

See also

Iranportal

Notes

1. Formerly Chah Bahar County ^[3]
2. Transferred to Qasr-e Qand County ^[5]
3. Became a city after the 2016 census ^[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (8 January 2025). "Polan District (Chabahar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (5 March 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82822/T129. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 31 January 1379]. Creation of divisional changes and reforms in Sistan and Baluchestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/19021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023– via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "National divisions with the approval of the Government Board: The map of national divisions was changed in some counties". tasnimnews.com (in Persian). Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2023– via Tasnim News Agency.
6. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (19 April 2023) [Approved 17 December 1389]. "The decision of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Polan village in the center of Polan District of Chabahar County into a city was announced". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023– via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.