Sarbaz (Persian: سرباز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Sarbaz County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4]
Sarbaz Persian: سرباز | |
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City | |
  Sarbaz | |
| Coordinates: 26°37′54″N 61°15′26″E / 26.63167°N 61.25722°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Sarbaz |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,020 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baluch who speak the Baluchi language.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,047 in 234 households, when it was in the former Sarbaz District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,230 people in 293 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,020 people in 495 households.[2]
In September 2018, the city was transferred to the Central District.[4]
