Central District (Ashkezar County)

The Central District of Ashkezar County^[a] (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اشکذر) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkezar.^[4]

Central District (Ashkezar County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اشکذر
District
Central District (Ashkezar County)
Coordinates: 32°04′47″N 54°12′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Ashkezar
Capital	Ashkezar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	28,019
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In 2019, the Rezvanshahr neighborhood of Ashkezar was separated to form the new city of Majumard.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,200 in 6,037 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 24,709 people in 7,330 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 28,019 inhabitants in 8,573 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Ashkezar County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Rostaq RD	8,400	9,046	8,896
Ashkezar (city)	13,800	15,663	19,123
Majumard (city)[b]
Total	22,200	24,709	28,019
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Saduq County^[3]
2. Formerly Rezvanshahr neighborhood; became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Central District (Ashkezar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (3 April 1396) [Approved 20 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Saduq County in Yazd province to Ashkezar. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 187752/42/1/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 91159/T47932K. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 29 April 1376]. Approval of reforms in Yazd province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1/4/42/4032; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 2019) [Approved 4 April 1399]. "The approval letter regarding the conversion of the neighborhood called Rezvanshahr in the Central District of Ashkezar County of Yazd province to a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 45261; Letter 36380. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.