Central District (Maragheh County)

Central District (Maragheh County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مراغه
Central District (Maragheh County)
Coordinates: 37°30′N 46°19′E / 37.500°N 46.317°E / 37.500; 46.317[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMaragheh
CapitalMaragheh
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
240,972
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Maragheh County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مراغه) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maragheh.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 205,137 in 53,098 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 226,310 people in 64,918 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 240,972 inhabitants in 73,667 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Maragheh County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[3]
Qareh Naz RD 14,491 15,720 15,602
Sarajuy-ye Gharbi RD 21,577 23,836 24,465
Sarajuy-ye Shomali RD 22,664 24,479 25,650
Maragheh (city) 146,405 162,275 175,255
Total 205,137 226,310 240,972
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2025). "دهستان سراجوی غربی [Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District], Maragheh Central District, Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ^ "G828+2MV Ashan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.