Dust Mohammad (Persian: دوست محمد, also Romanized as Dūst Moḩammad; also known as Dūst Moḩammad Khān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Dust Mohammad Rural District.[5]
Dust Mohammad
Persian: دوست محمد | |
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City | |
Dust Mohammad | |
Coordinates: 31°08′43″N 61°47′30″E / 31.14528°N 61.79167°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Hirmand |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 6,621 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 6,902 in 1,328 households, when it was in the former Miyan Kongi District of Zabol County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,774 people in 1,378 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hirmand County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,621 people in 1,412 households.[2]