Central District (Bijar County)

Central District (Bijar County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بیجار
District
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Coordinates: 35°58′42″N 47°33′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Bijar
Capital	Bijar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	65,888
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Tup Aghaj was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 66,833 in 17,084 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 66,962 people in 18,975 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 65,888 inhabitants in 20,711 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Bijar County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Howmeh RD	4,081	3,817	3,352
Khvor Khvoreh RD	4,622	3,922	3,462
Najafabad RD	3,455	3,145	2,724
Seylatan RD	4,828	4,861	1,932
Siyah Mansur RD	3,691	3,291	2,759
Bijar (city)	46,156	47,926	50,014
Tup Aghaj (city)			1,645
Total	66,833	66,962	65,888
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 December 2024). "Central District (Bijar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (2 November 2017) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 83352/T130K. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. "Four new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions; with some changes in the geographical map of three provinces". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan 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): Kurdistan 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.