Central District (Rasht County) Explained
| Central District (Rasht County) |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان رشت |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gilan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rasht |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Rasht |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 740985 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
The Central District of Rasht County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان رشت) is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rasht.[2]
History
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Pir Bazar was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 624,507 in 180,185 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 696,576 people in 221,057 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 740,985 inhabitants in 246,759 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Central District (Rasht County) Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| 20,703 | 20,664 | 20,449 |
| 21,251 | 11,480 | 15,209 |
| 10,018 | 7,523 | 8,723 |
| 21,374 | 16,958 | 16,609 |
| Pir Bazar (city) | | | |
| Rasht (city) | 551,161 | 639,951 | 679,995 |
| Total | 624,507 | 696,576 | 740,985 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Rasht County) . . 6 October 2023 . 6 October 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012175417/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 12 October 2016 . 21 June 1369 . 12 December 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Pir Bazar village, capital of Pir Bazar Rural District, Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, into a city . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20231006163307/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/290937 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 6 October 2023 . 10 October 2019 . 6 October 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls . 8 October 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx . Excel . 4 December 2020.
