Central District (Bonab County)

Central District (Bonab County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بناب
District
Central District (Bonab County) is located in Iran
Central District (Bonab County)
Central District (Bonab County)
Coordinates: 37°21′N 45°55′E / 37.350°N 45.917°E / 37.350; 45.917[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyBonab
CapitalBonab
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
134,892
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

The village of Khusheh Mehr was converted to a city in 2018.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 125,209 in 31,921 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 129,795 people in 37,353 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 134,892 inhabitants living in 42,325 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Bonab County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Benajuy-ye Gharbi RD 25,612 26,062 27,066
Benajuy-ye Sharqi RD 12,179 11,955 10,290
Benajuy-ye Shomali RD 12,086 11,884 12,262
Bonab (city) 75,332 79,894 85,274
Khusheh Mehr (city)[a]
Total 125,209 129,795 134,892
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2025). "دهستان بناجوی غربی, بخش مرکزی [Benajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Bonab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ^ "8WX8+XMV Pesyan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 November 2018) [تاریخ تصویب : 1397/08/13 (Date of Approval: 1391/10/12) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای خوشه مهر شهرستان بناب در استان آذربایجان شرقی به شهر [‌Resolution on the conversion of Khusheh Mehr village, Bonab County, East Azerbaijan province into a city]. 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]. شماره ابلاغیه : ۱۰۷۸۲۵/ت۵۵۰۴۴هـ [Notification Number 107825/T55044 AH]. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.