Central District (Iranshahr County)

The Central District of Iranshahr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ایرانشهر) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Iranshahr.^[3]

Central District (Iranshahr County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ایرانشهر
District
Central District (Iranshahr County)
Coordinates: 27°07′58″N 60°52′36″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Iranshahr
Capital	Iranshahr
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	181,928
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2016 National Census, Damen Rural District was separated from the district in the establishment of Damen District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 151,038 in 27,738 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 155,018 people in 35,956 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 181,928 inhabitants in 4,166 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Iranshahr County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Abtar RD	11,635	10,061	10,624
Damen RD[a]	14,221	11,277	11,392
Howmeh RD	25,686	36,668	46,162
Iranshahr (city)	99,496	97,012	113,750
Total	151,038	155,018	181,928
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Damen District after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 April 2023). "Central District (Iranshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Iranshahr County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.