Central District (Ahar County)

Central District (Ahar County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اهر
District
Central District (Ahar County) is located in Iran
Central District (Ahar County)
Central District (Ahar County)
Coordinates: 38°33′N 47°09′E / 38.550°N 47.150°E / 38.550; 47.150[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAhar
CapitalAhar
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
133,829
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Ahar County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اهر)[4] is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahar.[5]

History

In 2018, Qeshlaq Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Fandoqlu District.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 125,253 in 29,323 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 129,022 people in 34,244 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 133,829 inhabitants living in 40,048 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Ahar County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[3]
Azghan RD 7,100 6,314 6,204
Bozkosh RD 4,900 5,012 4,141
Goyjah Bel RD 5,056 4,269 4,307
Owch Hacha RD 5,286 4,670 4,407
Qeshlaq RD[a] 12,028 11,448 9,833
Vargahan RD 5,101 4,701 4,296
Ahar (city) 85,782 92,608 100,641
Total 125,253 129,022 133,829
RD = Rural District

See also

flag Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Fandoqlu District after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2025). "دهستان اوچ هاچا, بخش مرکزی [Owch Hacha Rural District, Central District], Ahar County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ "H522+222 Vanehabad, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 2F97A0C4-C95C-4D40-9B57-0BFDC9DC6683. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 November 2018) [تاریخ تصویب : 1397/08/13 (Date of Approval: 1397/08/13) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on divisional reforms and changes in East Azerbaijan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۳۶۱۳۰ [Proposal Number 136130]. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.