Gosht, Iran

Gosht ( is a city in the Central District of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Gosht Rural District.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Most people in Gosht are Baloch and most people speak the Balochi language.

Population

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. The following census in 2011 counted 5,145 people in 1,134 households, 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.