Central District (Maku County)
{{Short description|District in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Maku County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماکو}}) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maku.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 82808/T137|archive-date=20 December 2023|access-date=20 December 2023}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, Qarah Su Rural District was created in the district, and Chaybasar-e Shomali Rural District and the city of Bazargan were separated from it in the formation of Bazargan District.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134945|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413002459/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134945|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=13 April 2014|orig-date=Approved 18 September 1386|date=24 January 1393|id=Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K|access-date=21 November 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 84,516 in 19,238 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan 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/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 70,133 people in 18,427 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan 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/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 75,075 inhabitants in 21,490 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan 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_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Maku County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaybasar-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 10,148 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,684 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,520 |
| Chaybasar-e Shomali RD{{efn|name=fn1|Transferred to Bazargan District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 11,295 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Qaleh Darrehsi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 12,161 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,743 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,962 |
| Qarah Su RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 6,955 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,012 |
| Bazargan (city){{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| 9,047 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Maku (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 41,865 | style="text-align: right;"| 42,751 | style="text-align: right;"| 46,581 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 84,516 | style="text-align: right;"| 70,133 | style="text-align: right;"| 75,075 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of West Azerbaijan province
Category:Populated places in Maku County
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