Tabas County, of which Dastgerdan District was a part, was originally in the former province of Khorasan. instead listed as a part of
Yazd province in the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The county was separated from the province to join South Khorasan province in 2013. In 2024, Dastgerdan District was separated from the county in the establishment of
Eshqabad County and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with
Eshqabad as its capital and only city at the time. ==Demographics==