Sarbaz County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarbaz. The previous capital of the county was the city of Rask.

History After the 2006 National Census, Ashar District was separated from the county in the formation of Zaboli County; Murtan and Parud Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Parud District; Zardban Rural District was created in Pishin District, and Jakigur Rural District was separated from it to join the Central District.

After the 2016 census, Rask and Firuzabad Rural District, the city of Rask, Parud District, and Pishin District were separated from the county in the establishment of Rask County. In 2018, Kishkur, Minan, and Naskan Rural Districts were separated from Sarbaz District to create three districts of the same names, each with a new rural district: Machan, Kazur, and Balochi, respectively. Additionally, Sarbaz and Sarkur Rural Districts, and the city of Sarbaz, were transferred from Sarbaz District to the Central District.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 162,960, in 31,449 households. The following census in 2011 counted 164,557 people in 35,820 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 186,165 in 45,910 households. The vast majority are Sunni Muslims of Baloch ethnicity.

Administrative divisions

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

+ Sarbaz County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 40,740 26,348 29,925 Jakigur RD 11,566 12,419 Murtan RD 8,039 Parud RD 20,462 Rask and Firuzabad RD 6,308 6,310 7,391 Sarbaz RD Sarkur RD Rask (city) 5,931 8,472 10,115 Sarbaz (city) Ashar District 12,070 Ashar RD 7,884 Irafshan RD 4,186 Kishkur District Kishkur RD Machan RD Minan District Kazur RD Minan RD Naskand District Balochi RD Naskand RD Parud District 40,177 34,730 Murtan RD 8,340 9,516 Parud RD 31,837 25,214 Pishin District 29,580 25,031 30,232 Jakigur RD 10,059 Pishin RD 9,044 7,371 10,102 Zardban RD 3,970 4,119 Pishin (city) 10,477 13,690 16,011 Sarbaz District 80,570 72,346 91,274 Kishkur RD 10,147 10,513 11,276 Minan RD 18,275 19,268 18,733 Naskand RD 13,986 10,845 13,883 Sarbaz RD 24,374 16,628 28,306 Sarkur RD 12,741 13,862 17,056 Sarbaz (city) 1,047 1,230 2,020 Total 162,960 164,557 186,165

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