Central District (Ardabil County)

Central District (Ardabil County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردبیل
District
Central District (Ardabil County)
Coordinates: 38°21′23″N 48°15′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Ardabil
Capital	Ardabil
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	578,237
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

After the 2006 National Census, Gharbi Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Samarin District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 502,186 in 123,050 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 533,495 people in 148,318 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 578,237 inhabitants living in 172,862 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Ardabil County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Arshaq-e Sharqi RD	5,856	4,400	3,403
Balghelu RD	21,368	7,297	8,054
Gharbi RD[a]	10,730
Kalkhuran RD	13,564	9,991	10,048
Sardabeh RD	20,579	20,446	19,396
Sharqi RD	17,420	8,729	7,962
Ardabil (city)	412,669	482,632	529,374
Total	502,186	533,495	578,237
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Samarin District[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2024). "Central District (Ardabil County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. "The government approved: Seven changes in the map of Ardabil and Isfahan national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil 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): Ardabil Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.