Central District (Saqqez County)

The Central District of Saqqez County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سقز) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saqqez.^[3]

Central District (Saqqez County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سقز
District
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Coordinates: 36°14′05″N 46°11′55″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Saqqez
Capital	Saqqez
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	191,561
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 163,999 in 37,714 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 172,521 people in 45,238 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 191,561 inhabitants in 55,278 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Saqqez County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Mir Deh RD	6,322	5,266	4,774
Sara RD	12,408	11,268	11,842
Tamugheh RD	8,890	12,009	5,748
Torjan RD	5,030	4,240	3,939
Saqqez (city)	131,349	139,738	165,258
Total	163,999	172,521	191,561
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 August 2023). "Central District (Saqqez County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. 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 Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.