Sarbisheh County

Sarbisheh County

Persian: شهرستان سربیشه
Sarbisheh County Persian: شهرستان سربیشه
County
	Location of Sarbisheh County in South Khorasan province (right, purple)
	Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 32°29′N 60°03′E / 32.483°N 60.050°E
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
Established	2003
Capital	Sarbisheh
Districts	Central, Doreh, Mud
Population (2016)
• Total	40,959
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Sarbisheh County at GEOnet Names Server

Sarbisheh County (Persian: شهرستان سربیشه) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarbisheh.^[2]

History

In 2010, Gheynab Rural District was created in the Central District, and Doreh Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Doreh District, including the new Lanu Rural District.^[4] The village of Doreh was converted to a city in 2017.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,591 in 10,119 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 39,487 people in 11,164 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 40,959 in 12,011 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Sarbisheh County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[3]
Central District	25,788	27,407	17,755
Doreh RD	9,650	10,007
Gheynab RD			3,706
Momenabad RD	9,997	9,197	5,334
Sarbisheh (city)	6,141	8,203	8,715
Doreh District			11,167
Doreh RD			6,975
Lanu RD			4,192
Doreh (city)^[a]
Mud District	11,803	12,080	12,037
Mud RD	4,403	4,238	4,180
Naharjan RD	4,949	4,775	4,380
Mud (city)	2,451	3,067	3,477
Total	37,591	39,487	40,959
RD = Rural District

Geography

Sarbisheh is Persian for "forest gate," and contains the last remaining dry forests of southern Khorasan in its surrounding mountains.

Notes

↑ Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "دهستان غیناب, بخش مرکزی سربیشه [Gheynab Rural District, Central District of Sarbisheh], Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [۱۸/۱۲/۱۳۸۱ مصوب (Approved 18/12/1381) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در مورد اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان [‌Approval letter on divisional reforms in Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۵۷۱۳۲/۴۲/۴/۱ [Proposal Number 57132/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 December 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 14/9/1389 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان سربیشه استان خراسان جنوبی [‌Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 29247/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
1 2 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (8 August 2017) [نامه شماره ۳۳۶۶۷/۵۹۸۰۶ مورخ ۱۳۹۶/۵/۱۷ (Letter No. 33667/59806 dated 1396/5/17) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبات وزارت کشورپیرامون تبدیل روستاهای مرکز بخش به شهر [‌Approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۸۷۹۷۹ [Notification Number 87979. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[8] Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "دهستان غیناب, بخش مرکزی سربیشه [Gheynab Rural District, Central District of Sarbisheh], Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[Khorasan_Province_Reforms_105215-2] 1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [۱۸/۱۲/۱۳۸۱ مصوب (Approved 18/12/1381) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در مورد اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان [‌Approval letter on divisional reforms in Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۵۷۱۳۲/۴۲/۴/۱ [Proposal Number 57132/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[2016_South_Khorasan_Province-3] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Doreh_District_Formation-4] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 December 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 14/9/1389 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان سربیشه استان خراسان جنوبی [‌Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 29247/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

[City_Formation_from_Villages_in_Central_Districts-5] 1 2 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (8 August 2017) [نامه شماره ۳۳۶۶۷/۵۹۸۰۶ مورخ ۱۳۹۶/۵/۱۷ (Letter No. 33667/59806 dated 1396/5/17) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبات وزارت کشورپیرامون تبدیل روستاهای مرکز بخش به شهر [‌Approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۸۷۹۷۹ [Notification Number 87979. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[2006_South_Khorasan_Province-6] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_South_Khorasan_Province-7] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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