Central District (Abyek County)

Central District (Abyek County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان آبیک
District
Central District (Abyek County)
Coordinates: 36°10′04″N 50°26′52″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Abyek
Capital	Abyek
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	78,157
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Abyek County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.[3]

History

In 2019, the villages of Qeshlaq and Ziaran were elevated to city status.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 68,350 in 17,911 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 75,993 people in 21,682 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 78,157 inhabitants in 24,098 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Abyek County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi RD	4,157	2,798	3,066
Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi RD	4,936	5,668	4,614
Ziaran RD	12,024	11,748	10,370
Abyek (city)	47,233	55,779	60,107
Qeshlaq (city)[a]
Ziaran (city)[a]
Total	68,350	75,993	78,157
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 September 2024). "Central District (Abyek County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (1 March 2015) [Approved 7 May 1380]. Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Qazvin province. rc.majlis.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.18069. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (17 November 2019) [Approved 11 August 1399]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Ziaran village in the center of Ziaran Rural District in the Central District of Abyek County of Qazvin province into a city. dotic.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 112529; Letter 91203. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.