Central District (Isfahan County)
{{Short description|District in Isfahan province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Isfahan County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان اصفهان}}) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Isfahan.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204010546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=4 February 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82838/T131K|access-date=4 February 2024}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Qahjavarestan was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite report|title=Approval of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding the transformation of the village of Qahjavarestan from the functions of Qahab-e Shomali Rural District, Central District, Isfahan County in Isfahan province to Qahjavarestan|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131907|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821012053/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131907|archive-date=21 August 2012|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|date=31 May 2012|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Resolution 58538/T26118AH; Notification 161496/T38077K|access-date=28 November 2024|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board}} After the 2011 census, the city of Khvorasgan became District 15 of the city of Isfahan,{{cite news|title=The executive operation of Khvorasgan's annexation to Isfahan ended: Isfahan became 15 districts|language=fa|website=tasnimnews.com|via=Tasnim News Agency|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/04/29/100960/عملیات-اجرایی-الحاق-خوراسگان-به-اصفهان-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614202921/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/04/29/100960/عملیات-اجرایی-الحاق-خوراسگان-به-اصفهان-پایان-یافت-اصفهان-15|archive-date=14 June 2023|date=20 July 2013|access-date=14 June 2023}} and the village of Ziar rose to city status.{{cite report|title=Resolution regarding the conversion of Ziar village from the functions of Baraan-e Jonubi Rural District, Central District of Isfahan County to a city|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/829005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207020526/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/829005|archive-date=7 December 2013|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|date=16 September 2013|orig-date=Approved 30 October 2013|id=Proposal 59961/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H; Notification 217525/T48384K|access-date=28 November 2024|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 1,860,674 in 515,487 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan 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/10.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 2,067,821 people in 625,829 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan 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/Esfahan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls|archive-date=17 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 2,130,970 inhabitants in 671,864 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan 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_10.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=19 October 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Isfahan County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraan-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 15,210 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,439 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,529 |
| Baraan-e Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 19,521 | style="text-align: right;"| 19,335 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,726 |
| Jey RD | style="text-align: right;"| 17,543 | style="text-align: right;"| 19,210 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,619 |
| Keraj RD | style="text-align: right;"| 29,032 | style="text-align: right;"| 33,809 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,287 |
| Mahmudabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 15,205 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,176 | style="text-align: right;"| 0 |
| Qahab-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 15,169 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,385 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,541 |
| Qahab-e Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 33,784 | style="text-align: right;"| 28,621 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,355 |
| Baharestan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 45,538 | style="text-align: right;"| 61,647 | style="text-align: right;"| 79,023 |
| Isfahan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 1,583,609 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,756,126 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,961,260 |
| Khvorasgan (city){{efn|Became District 15 of the city of Isfahan}} | style="text-align: right;"| 86,063 | style="text-align: right;"| 97,167 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Qahjavarestan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 7,906 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,712 |
| Ziar (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 3,918 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 1,860,674 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,067,821 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,130,970 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Isfahan province
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