Central District (Shiraz County)
{{Short description|District in Fars province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Shiraz County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیراز}}) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|archive-date=7 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|id=Notification 82840/T128K}}
History
In 2009, Sadra was upgraded to city status. After the 2016 National Census, Siyakh Darengun Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Siyakh Darengun District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Shiraz County, Fars province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293542|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930152316/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293542|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=30 September 2023|orig-date=Approved 2 April 1400|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 153491|access-date=30 September 2023}}
In 2024, Darian Rural District and the city of Darian were separated from the district to form Darian District.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the national divisions in the Central District of Shiraz County|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-شهریور-۱۴%DB%B0۳/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009093909/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-شهریور-۱۴%DB%B0۳/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=9 October 2024|date=6 October 2024|orig-date=Approved 27 April 1403|id=Proposal 13853; Notification 77918/T61215AH|access-date=4 February 2025}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 1,442,842 in 372,838 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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/07.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 1,625,807 people in 461,209 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars 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/Fars.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 1,788,411 inhabitants in 543,807 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars 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_07.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=6 April 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Shiraz County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Bid Zard RD | style="text-align: right;"| 18,468 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,690 | style="text-align: right;"| 22,063 |
| Darian RD{{efn|name=fn1|Transferred to Darian District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 8,712 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,622 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,636 |
| Derak RD | style="text-align: right;"| 126,191 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,375 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,451 |
| Kaftarak RD | style="text-align: right;"| 32,436 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,043 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,485 |
| Qarah Bagh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 31,337 | style="text-align: right;"| 40,300 | style="text-align: right;"| 54,630 |
| Siyakh Darengun RD{{efn|Renamed Siyakh Rural District and became a part of Siyakh Darengun District after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| 10,890 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,576 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,674 |
| Darian (city){{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| 9,926 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,557 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,037 |
| Sadra (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 39,979 | style="text-align: right;"| 91,863 |
| Shiraz (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 1,204,882 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,460,665 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,565,572 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 1,442,842 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,625,807 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,788,411 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Fars province
Category:Populated places in Shiraz County
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