Central District (Sonqor County)

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

Central District (Sonqor County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سنقر
District
Central District (Sonqor County)
Coordinates: 34°45′14″N 47°37′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Sonqor
Capital	Sonqor
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	70,284
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In 2021, Bavaleh and Gavrud Rural Districts were separated from the district in the establishment of Bavaleh District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 80,304 in 19,927 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 78,282 people in 22,343 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 70,284 inhabitants in 22,109 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Sonqor County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Ab Barik RD	6,419	5,605	4,328
Bavaleh RD[a]	9,364	9,069	7,114
Gavrud RD[a]	9,512	7,719	5,770
Parsinah RD	5,899	5,478	4,364
Sarab RD	5,926	5,457	4,452
Sonqor (city)	43,184	44,954	44,256
Total	80,304	78,282	70,284
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

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

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 July 2023). "Central District (Sonqor County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 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 Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Changes in country divisions in Sonqor County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. 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. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.