Gosht, Iran

Gosht
Persian: گشت
City
Gosht is located in Iran
Gosht
Gosht
Coordinates: 27°47′20″N 61°57′05″E / 27.78889°N 61.95139°E / 27.78889; 61.95139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountySaravan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
4,992
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gosht (Persian: گشت is a city in the Central District of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Gosht Rural District.[3] From the southeast to Saravan is 65 km away and from the northwest to Khash with a distance of 95 km.

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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Most people in Gosht are Baloch and most people speak the Balochi language.[citation needed]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Gosht's population was 3,863 in 830 households, when it was a village in Gosht Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 5,145 people in 1,134 households,[5] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,992 people in 1,229 households.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 April 2023). "Gosht, Saravan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places mentioned in this approval in Saravan County under Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.