Central District (Tonekabon County)
{{Short description|District in Mazandaran province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Tonekabon County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنكابن}}) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tonekabon.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=14 January 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2024|id=Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K|access-date=14 January 2024}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, the city of Shirud was formed upon the merger of 19 villages.{{cite news|title=With the consent of the government, the village of Shirud became a city|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/710387/روستای-شیرود-شهر-شد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531175031/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/710387/روستای-شیرود-شهر-شد|lang=fa|website=mehrnews.com|via=Mehr News Agency|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission|archive-date=31 May 2023|date=14 July 2017|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|access-date=31 May 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 85,739 in 25,304 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran 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/02.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 88,947 people in 28,549 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran 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/Mazandaran.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 99,190 inhabitants in 33,808 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran 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_02.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=7 October 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Tonekabon County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goli Jan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 34,341 | style="text-align: right;"| 24,342 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,643 |
| Mir Shams ol Din RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,270 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,838 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,736 |
| Shirud (city){{efn|Merger of 19 villages}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 10,429 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,377 |
| Tonekabon (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 43,128 | style="text-align: right;"| 45,338 | style="text-align: right;"| 55,434 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 85,739 | style="text-align: right;"| 88,947 | style="text-align: right;"| 99,190 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Mazandaran province
Category:Populated places in Tonekabon County
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