Central District (Ardal County)

Central District (Ardal County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردل
District
Central District (Ardal County) is located in Iran
Central District (Ardal County)
Central District (Ardal County)
Coordinates: 32°02′N 50°27′E / 32.033°N 50.450°E / 32.033; 50.450[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyArdal
Established1990[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
35,179
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Ardal County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردل) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardal.[3]

History

In 2007, Mashayekh and Naghan Rural Districts, and the city of Naghan, were separated from the district in the establishment of Kiar County.[5]

In 2013, the villages of Dashtak and Kaj were converted to cities.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 51,960 in 11,163 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 37,187 people in 8,978 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 35,179 inhabitants living in 9,434 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Ardal County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[4]
Dinaran RD 7,548 6,800 5,890
Mashayekh RD[a] 7,158
Naghan RD[a] 3,286
Poshtkuh RD 20,878 21,395 10,933
Ardal (city) 8,162 8,992 10,113
Dashtak (city) 4,016
Kaj (city) 4,227
Naghan (city)[a] 4,928
Total 51,960 37,187 35,179
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c Transferred to Kiar County[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 August 2025). "دهستان دیناران, بخش مرکزی [Dinaran Rural District, Central District], Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. ^ "2CMX+8XQ Abbasabad, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس واحدهایی در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Creation and establishment of units in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. 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] 9F452B7E-3A3F-443B-8D2C-917E895A06C2. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه وزرای عضو کمیسیون سیاسی- دفاعی هیئت دولت در خصوص برخی تغییرات و تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Approval of the Ministers of the Political Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. 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] 2773B618-ABF2-4EA2-A9B9-33054C181C06. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 January 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1391/10/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. 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]. شماره ابلاغیه 202969/ت47210ک [Notification number 202969/T47210K]. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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 چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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.