Hir District

Not to be confused with Hir Rural District.

For the city, see Hir.

Hir District Persian: بخش هیَر
District
Hir District
Coordinates: 38°04′14″N 48°30′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Ardabil
Capital	Hir
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	19,282
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Hir District (Persian: بخش هیَر) is in Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hir.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 23,547 in 4,963 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 21,709 people in 5,692 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 19,282 inhabitants living in 5,659 households.[2]

In 2019, the village of Aralluy-e Bozorg merged with another village to form the new city of Arallu.[6]

Administrative divisions

Hir District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Fuladlui-ye Jonubi RD	3,148	2,619	2,021
Fuladlui-ye Shomali RD	9,263	9,423	9,341
Hir RD	8,548	7,146	5,840
Arallu (city)[a]
Hir (city)	2,588	2,521	2,080
Total	23,547	21,709	19,282
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Aralluy-e Bozorg; became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2024). "Hir 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. 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.
5. 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.
6. "With the approval of the government board Arallu and Alni villages became cities". iribnews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023 – via Sada and Sima News Agency.