A (, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county", it is more accurately translated as "district", similar to a township in the United States or a district of England.
In Iran, the provinces (first-level divisions) (استان, ostān) consist of several counties (second-level divisions) (شهرستان, shahrestān), and the counties consist of one or more districts (third-level divisions) (بخش, bakhsh). A district consists of a combination of cities (شهر shahr) and rural districts (دهستان, dehestān) (fourth-level divisions). The official governor of a district is called a bakhshdar, the head of the bakhshdari office. Rural districts are a collection of villages and their surrounding lands. One of the cities of the county is named its capital.
The following table indicates the 2006 structure of Khash County, one of the 26 counties that constitute Sistan and Baluchestan province. The Central District contained five rural districts and one city, the capital Irandegan District contained two rural districts and no cities Nukabad District contained four rural districts and one city
Districts may occasionally be separated from the county to become counties of their own. For example, Nukabad District separated on 14 December 2018 to become Taftan County, after which the city of Nukabad was elevated to capital status within the newly created Central District of Taftan.
+ Khash County (2006) Retrieved 17 December 2022 Administrative Divisions Pop. Central District 111,114 Esmailabad Rural District 16,940 Karvandar Rural District 6,028 Kuh Sefid Rural District 10,603 Poshtkuh Rural District 13,612 Sangan Rural District 7,248 Khash (city) 56,683 Irandegan District 12,432 Irandegan Rural District 4,232 Kahnuk Rural District 8,200 Nukabad District1 38,372 Eskelabad Rural District 6,527 Gowhar Kuh Rural District 9,100 Nazil Rural District 10,573 Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District 9,351 Nukabad (city) 2,821 Total 161,918
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