Central District (Mahabad County)

The Central District of Mahabad County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مهاباد) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mahabad.^[3]

Central District (Mahabad County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مهاباد
District
Central District (Mahabad County)
Coordinates: 36°51′13″N 45°47′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Mahabad
Capital	Mahabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	222,069
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 179,697 in 39,752 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 198,757 people in 50,507 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 222,069 inhabitants in 61,895 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Mahabad County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Akhtachi-ye Gharbi RD	7,899	7,455	7,412
Mokriyan-e Gharbi RD	25,643	28,877	30,719
Mokriyan-e Sharqi RD	12,831	15,157	15,545
Mahabad (city)	133,324	147,268	168,393
Total	179,697	198,757	222,069
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Central District (Mahabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan 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.