Central District (Piranshahr County)

Central District (Piranshahr County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان پیرانشهر
Central District (Piranshahr County)
Coordinates: 36°36′N 45°15′E / 36.600°N 45.250°E / 36.600; 45.250[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
CapitalPiranshahr
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
115,200
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Piranshahr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان پیرانشهر) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Piranshahr.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 84,920 in 16,657 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 99,205 people in 23,063 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 115,200 inhabitants in 28,893 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Piranshahr County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Lahijan RD 5,509 5,481 5,183
Mangur-e Gharbi RD 9,120 8,999 9,090
Piran RD 12,599 15,676 9,412
Piranshahr (city) 57,692 69,049 91,515
Total 84,920 99,205 115,200
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2025). "دهستان لاهیجان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان پیرانشهر [Lahijan Rural District, Central District of Piranshahr County], Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ^ "H7X2+X2X Kasehgaran, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.