Central District (Marand County)
{{Short description|District in East Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
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| seat = Marand
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| subdivision_name1 = East Azerbaijan
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| subdivision_name2 = Marand
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The Central District of Marand County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان مرند}}) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marand.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028|archive-date=4 August 2013|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|date=c. 2013|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|first=Hassan|id=Notification 8284/2T142K|access-date=4 December 2023}}
History
In 2021, Koshksaray Rural District and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the district in the formation of Koshksaray District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/290946|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023232323/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/290946|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=23 October 2021|orig-date=Approved 10 October 2019|access-date=22 November 2023|date=c. 2021|id=Proposal 162260}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 201,747 in 52,369 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East 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/03.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 211,700 people in 61,505 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 217,093 inhabitants in 67,031 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East 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_03.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=13 November 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Marand County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Bonab RD | style="text-align: right;"| 9,038 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,395 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,668 |
| Dowlatabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 13,022 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,760 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,170 |
| Harzandat-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,194 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,652 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,094 |
| Harzandat-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,527 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,022 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,389 |
| Koshksaray RD{{efn|name=fn1|Transferred to Koshksaray District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 22,941 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,173 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,822 |
| Mishab-e Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 14,046 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,938 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,214 |
| Zonuzaq RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,327 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,717 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,075 |
| Benab-e Marand (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 4,430 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,371 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,311 |
| Koshksaray (city){{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| 7,439 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,723 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,060 |
| Marand (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 114,165 | style="text-align: right;"| 124,323 | style="text-align: right;"| 130,825 |
| Zonuz (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 2,618 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,626 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,465 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 201,747 | style="text-align: right;"| 211,700 | style="text-align: right;"| 217,093 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{East Azerbaijan Province|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Districts of East Azerbaijan province
Category:Populated places in Marand County
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