Central District (Parsabad County)

Central District (Parsabad County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان پارس‌آباد
Central District (Parsabad County)
Coordinates: 39°37′N 47°55′E / 39.617°N 47.917°E / 39.617; 47.917[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyParsabad
Established1991[3]
CapitalParsabad
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
118,144
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Parsabad County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان پارس‌آباد) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Parsabad.[3]

History

In 2012, villages were separated from Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District[a] in the formation of Eslamabad District.[5] The village of Owltan was converted to a city in 2021.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 122,923 in 26,307 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 131,395 people in 33,857 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 118,144 inhabitants living in 33,527 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Parsabad County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[4]
Owltan RD[b] 23,821 24,296 9,261
Savalan RD 17,320 18,175 15,496
Owltan (city)[c]
Parsabad (city) 81,782 88,924 93,387
Total 122,923 131,395 118,144
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Renamed Owltan Rural District[5]
  2. ^ Formerly Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District[5]
  3. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 May 2025). "دهستان ساوالان, بخش مرکزی [Savalan Rural District, Central District], Parsabad County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. ^ "JW88+MM7 Ajirloo, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (19 June 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/03/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تأسیس بخش اصلاندوز و شهرستان پارس‌آباد در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and establishment of Aslan Duz District and Parsabad County in East Azerbaijan province]. 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] 85B54DBA-03C9-4E59-8DC1-BFAA78DE8AA2. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 March 2012) [16 اسفند 1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. سه شهر جدید به نقشه تقسیمات کشورى اضافه شد [Three new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions]. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (25 July 2021) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1400/05/03 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان پارس آباد استان اردبیل [‌Resolution on the national divisions of Parsabad County, Ardabil province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره 195196 [Proposal Number 195196]. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.