Central District (Birjand County) Explained

Central District (Birjand County)
Native Name:Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بیرجند
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Birjand
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Birjand
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:261324
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Birjand County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بیرجند) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Birjand.[2]

History

After the 2016 National Census, Shakhen and Shakhenat Rural Districts were separated from the district in the establishment of Shakhenat District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 196,834 in 52,986 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 230,487 people in 63,949 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 261,324 inhabitants in 74,657 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Birjand County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
8,236 12,026 9,479
14,651 26,940 34,071
2,727 2,124 2,435
3,991 3,338 3,737
6,276 5,130 5,372
3,105 2,909 2,594
Birjand (city) 157,848 178,020 203,636
Total 196,834 230,487 261,324

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Birjand County) . . 18 March 2023 . 18 March 2023. fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227195207/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113047 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 27 December 2023 . 21 June 1369 . 27 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Birjand city, South Khorasan province, approved on 02/15/1400. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319192224/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292720. 19 March 2023. Qavanin. Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. fa. 19 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.