Chang Almas District

For the village in Zanjan province, see Chang Almas.

Chang Almas District Persian: بخش چنگ الماس
District
Chang Almas District Show map of Iran Chang Almas District Show map of Iran Kurdistan
Coordinates: 35°39′45″N 47°50′10″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Bijar
Capital	Babarashani
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,737
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chang Almas District (Persian: بخش چنگ الماس) is in Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Babarashani.[3]

History

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

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 14,357 in 3,121 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 13,137 people in 3,620 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,737 inhabitants in 3,248 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Chang Almas District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Babarashani RD	3,178	2,886	2,050
Khosrowabad RD	4,319	3,741	3,134
Pir Taj RD	6,379	5,937	3,845
Babarashani (city)	481	573	509
Pir Taj (city)			1,199
Total	14,357	13,137	10,737
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 December 2024). "Chang Almas 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.