Central District (Tabriz County)

Central District (Tabriz County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تبریز
Central District (Tabriz County)
Coordinates: 38°06′N 46°18′E / 38.100°N 46.300°E / 38.100; 46.300[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyTabriz
CapitalTabriz
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
1,724,369
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

In 2021, Meydan Chay Rural District and the city of Basmenj were separated from the district in the formation of Basmenj District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 1,521,239 in 414,499 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,656,868 people in 502,004 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 1,724,369 inhabitants in 548,605 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Tabriz County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Aji Chay RD 33,818 42,460 46,054
Esperan RD 8,403 12,939 14,393
Meydan Chay RD[a] 51,733 56,199 56,677
Sard-e Sahra RD 12,756 12,226 6,121
Basmenj (city)[a] 10,736 11,190 12,692
Sardrud (city) 24,858 26,856 29,739
Tabriz (city) 1,378,935 1,495,452 1,558,693
Total 1,521,239 1,656,868 1,724,369
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Transferred to Basmenj District[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2025). "Tabriz, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تبریز [Central District of Tabriz County], Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ "38X2+X2R Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 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. ^ 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 شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (19 July 2021) [شماره ۴۶۲۸۷/ت ۵۸۶۴۲هـ ـ ۱۴۰۰/۴/۲۸ (No. 46287/T 58642 AH - 1400/4/28) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان تبریز استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۲۱۰۶۵۲ [Proposal No. 210652]. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.