Dust Mohammad

Dust Mohammad (Persian: دوست محمد, also Romanized as Dūst Moḩammad; also known as Dūst Moḩammad Khān) is a city in the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county the district. It is also the administrative center for Dust Mohammad Rural District.

Dust Mohammad
Persian: دوست محمد
City
Dust Mohammad
Coordinates: 31°08′43″N 61°47′30″E
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyHirmand
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total6,621
Time zoneUTC+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. The following census in 2011 counted 6,774 people in 1,378 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hirmand County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,621 people in 1,412 households.

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