Zanjanrud District

Not to be confused with Zanjanrud-e Bala Rural District or Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District.

Zanjanrud District (Persian: بخش زنجانرود) is in Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nik Pey.^[3]

Zanjanrud District Persian: بخش زنجانرود
District
Zanjanrud District
Coordinates: 36°54′39″N 47°51′39″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Zanjan
Capital	Nik Pey
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	23,307
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 30,426 in 7,235 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 27,055 people in 7,488 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 23,307 inhabitants in 7,086 households,^[2] by which time the village of Nik Pey had been elevated to the status of a city.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Zanjanrud District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Chaypareh-ye Bala RD	4,379	4,162	4,033
Chaypareh-ye Pain RD	4,732	4,178	3,797
Qanibeyglu RD	9,629	8,413	6,674
Zanjanrud-e Pain RD	11,686	10,302	8,348
Nik Pey (city)			455
Total	30,426	27,055	23,307
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2024). "Zanjanrud District (Zanjan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan 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): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
6. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 21 April 2013]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nik Pey village, the center of Zanjanrud District, from the functions of Zanjan County in Zanjan province, to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 83483/T46448K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.