Central District (Shiraz County) Explained

Central District (Shiraz County)
Native Name:Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیراز
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fars
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shiraz
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Shiraz
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1788411
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Shiraz County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیراز) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.[2]

History

In 2009, Sadra was upgraded to city status. After the 2016 National Census, Siyakh Darengun Rural District was separated from the district in the establishment of Siyakh Darengun District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Darengun Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 1,442,842 in 372,838 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,625,807 people in 461,209 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 1,788,411 inhabitants in 543,807 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Shiraz County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
18,468 20,690 22,063
8,712 8,622 7,636
126,191 23,375 11,451
32,436 10,043 14,485
31,337 40,300 54,630
10,890 12,576 10,674
Darian (city) 9,926 9,557 10,037
Sadra (city) 39,979 91,863
Shiraz (city) 1,204,882 1,460,665 1,565,572
Total 1,442,842 1,625,807 1,788,411

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Shiraz County) . . 30 September 2023 . 30 September 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Shiraz County, Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930152316/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293542 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 30 September 2023 . 2 April 1400 . 30 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls . 16 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx . Excel . 6 April 2022.