Central District (Maku County)

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

Central District (Maku County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماکو
District
Central District (Maku County)
Coordinates: 39°25′37″N 44°37′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Maku
Capital	Maku
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	75,075
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Qarah Su Rural District was created in the district, and Chaybasar-e Shomali Rural District and the city of Bazargan were separated from it in the formation of Bazargan District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 84,516 in 19,238 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 70,133 people in 18,427 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 75,075 inhabitants in 21,490 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Maku County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Chaybasar-e Jonubi RD	10,148	8,684	8,520
Chaybasar-e Shomali RD[a]	11,295
Qaleh Darrehsi RD	12,161	11,743	13,962
Qarah Su RD		6,955	6,012
Bazargan (city)[a]	9,047
Maku (city)	41,865	42,751	46,581
Total	84,516	70,133	75,075
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Bazargan District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "Central District (Maku County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 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. Davodi, Parviz (24 January 1393) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. 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.
6. 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.