Central District (Esfarayen County)
{{Short description|District in North Khorasan province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Esfarayen County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسفراین}}) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Esfarayen.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 November 2015|date=c. 2015|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K|access-date=6 January 2024}}
History
In February 2023, Daman Kuh and Zorqabad Rural Districts were separated from the district in the formation of Zorqabad District.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-سوم-اسفند-1400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601164511/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-سوم-اسفند-1400/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|date=14 May 2022|orig-date=Approved 19 November 1401|id=Proposal 66803; Notification 214678/T59030AH|archive-date=1 June 2023|access-date=31 December 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 99,381 in 24,945 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 107,743 people in 30,280 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 103,603 inhabitants in 30,868 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=27 October 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Esfarayen County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azari RD | style="text-align: right;"| 13,596 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,762 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,203 |
| Daman Kuh RD{{efn|name=fn1|Transferred to Zorqabad District after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| 7,887 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,641 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,252 |
| Milanlu RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,936 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,293 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,904 |
| Ruin RD | style="text-align: right;"| 15,810 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,266 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,135 |
| Zorqabad RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| 6,831 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,409 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,619 |
| Esfarayen (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 51,321 | style="text-align: right;"| 60,372 | style="text-align: right;"| 59,490 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 99,381 | style="text-align: right;"| 107,743 | style="text-align: right;"| 103,603 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of North Khorasan province
Category:Populated places in Esfarayen County
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