Zanjanrud District
{{Short description|District in Zanjan province, Iran}}
{{distinguish|Zanjanrud-e Bala Rural District|Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District}}
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|seat = Nik Pey
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Zanjanrud District ({{langx|fa|بخش زنجانرود}}) is in Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nik Pey.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213100/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=16 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 7 July 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 82844/T141K|access-date=16 December 2023}}
History
The village of Nik Pey became a city in 2011.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nik Pey village, the center of Zanjanrud District, from the functions of Zanjan County in Zanjan province, to a city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/793117|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216215412/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/793117|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammadreza|archive-date=16 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 21 April 2013|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 83483/T46448K|access-date=16 December 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 30,426 in 7,235 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan 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/19.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 27,055 people in 7,488 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan 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/Zanjan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls|archive-date=21 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 23,307 inhabitants in 7,086 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan 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_19.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=27 April 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Zanjanrud District Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaypareh-ye Bala RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,379 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,162 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,033 |
| Chaypareh-ye Pain RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,732 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,178 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,797 |
| Ghanibeyglu RD | style="text-align: right;"| 9,629 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,413 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,674 |
| Zanjanrud-e Pain RD | style="text-align: right;"| 11,686 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,302 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,348 |
| Nik Pey (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 455 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 30,426 | style="text-align: right;"| 27,055 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,307 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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