Dust Mohammad

For the administrative division, see Dust Mohammad Rural District. For the nearby villages, see Dust Mohammad-e Lashkaran and Dust Mohammad-e Shah Gol Pahlavan. For the village in Lorestan province, see Dust Mohammad.

Dust Mohammad (Persian: دوست محمد)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Hirmand County,^[b] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county the district.^[5] It is also the administrative center for Dust Mohammad Rural District.^[6]

Dust Mohammad Persian: دوست محمد
City
Dust Mohammad
Coordinates: 31°08′43″N 61°47′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Hirmand
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	6,621
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,902 in 1,328 households,^[7] when it was capital of the former Miyankongi District of Zabol County.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 6,774 people in 1,378 households,^[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Miyankongi County.^[c] The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Dust Mohammad as the county's capital.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,621 people in 1,412 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Dūst Moḩammad; also known as Dūst Moḩammad Khān^[3]
2. Formerly Miyankongi County^[4]
3. Renamed Hirmand County^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 January 2025). "Dust Mohammad, Hirmand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 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. Dust Mohammad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061888" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 9 October 1387]. Changing the name of Miyankongi County from the functions of Sistan and Baluchestan province to Hirmand County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 42/1/42/38562; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 5 March 1386]. "Reforms of national divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Zabol County". qavanin.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 4/1/42/149078; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (22 February 1394) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation of 16 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zabol County under Sistan and Baluchestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 5.53.1.1372. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
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. 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.
9. 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.