Central District (Mirabad County)

Central District (Mirabad County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان میرآباد
Central District (Mirabad County) is located in Iran
Central District (Mirabad County)
Central District (Mirabad County)
Coordinates: 36°22′N 45°21′E / 36.367°N 45.350°E / 36.367; 45.350[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMirabad
Established1995[3]
CapitalMirabad
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
32,259[a]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Mirabad County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان میرآباد)[b] is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the city of Mirabad.[3]

In 2022, Vazineh District[c] was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mirabad as its capital and only city at the time.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as Vazineh District of Sardasht County) was 31,369 in 5,343 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 31,040 people in 6,825 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 32,259 inhabitants in 8,085 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Mirabad County)[d]
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Gavork-e Nalin RD 10,682 10,065 9,958
Melkari-ye Gharbi RD[e] 16,185 15,545 16,301
Savan RD[f]
Mirabad (city) 4,502 5,430 6,000
Total 31,369 31,040 32,259
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ As Vazineh District of Sardasht County
  2. ^ Formerly Vazineh District (بخش وزینه) of Sardasht County[5]
  3. ^ Renamed the Central District of Mirabad County[5]
  4. ^ As Vazineh District of Sardasht County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
  5. ^ Formerly Melkari Rural District, transferred to Zab District after the 2016 census[5]
  6. ^ Established after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2025). "دهستان ساوان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان میرآباد [Savan Rural District, Central District of Mirabad County], Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ^ "988X+MX9 Alvatan, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (22 January 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/11/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس دو بخش در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of two districts in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 13FD613C-7EDE-4B54-B748-AE3EF32E92D2. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Mokhber, Mohammad (15 August 2022) [مصوب 1401,05,24 (Approved 1401/5/24) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. منتزع شدن شهر نلاس از بخش وزينه و الحاق به شهرستان سردشت در استان آذربايجان غربي [‌The separation of the city of Nalas from Vazineh District and its annexation to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 101108. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.