Firuz District

Firuz District
Persian: بخش فیروز
Firuz District
Coordinates: 37°35′N 48°11′E / 37.583°N 48.183°E / 37.583; 48.183[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyKowsar
Established1996[3]
CapitalFiruzabad
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,628
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Firuz District (Persian: بخش فیروز) is in Kowsar County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Firuzabad.[3]

History

The village of Firuzabad was converted to a city in 2023.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 6,798 in 1,466 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,185 people in 1,647 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 4,628 inhabitants living in 1,389 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Firuz District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Sanjabad-e Jonubi RD 3,211 3,054 2,395
Zarjabad RD 3,587 3,131 2,233
Firuzabad (city)[a]
Total 6,798 6,185 4,628
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 May 2025). "Firouzabad, دهستان سنجبدجنوبی, بخش فیروز [Sanjabad-e Jonubi Rural District, Firuz District], Kosar County, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "H5MM+88P Zenab, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (8 December 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌اصلاحات تقسیمات در استان اردبیل [‌Reforms of divisions in Ardabil province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 318E8611-B4AF-4A57-93DB-5BAC785A8E8A. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. 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 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b تعداد شهرهای استان اردبیل افزایش یافت [The number of cities in Ardabil province increased]. Fars News Agency (in Persian). 1 November 2023 [‌۱۴۰۲-۸-۱۵ [1402-8-10] (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ 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 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ 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 19 June 2025.