Central District (Zahedan County)

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

Central District (Zahedan County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان زاهدان
District
Central District (Zahedan County)
Coordinates: 29°42′05″N 60°48′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Zahedan
Capital	Zahedan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	628,219
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 577,898 in 114,552 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 587,156 people in 140,277 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 628,219 inhabitants in 156,995 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Zahedan County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Cheshmeh Ziarat RD	21,950	22,161	34,693
Hormak RD	3,242	4,270	5,796
Zahedan (city)	552,706	560,725	587,730
Total	577,898	587,156	628,219
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 April 2023). "Central District (Zahedan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 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. "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.
5. "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.