Central District (Miandoab County)

Central District (Miandoab County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان میاندوآب
Central District (Miandoab County)
Coordinates: 37°03′N 45°58′E / 37.050°N 45.967°E / 37.050; 45.967[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMiandoab
CapitalMiandoab
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
225,345
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Miandoab County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان میاندوآب) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Miandoab.[4]

History

In 2020, Zarrineh Rud Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Baktash District.[5] In 2024, Marhemetabad Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Gug Tappeh District, and Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District was separated from the Central District in forming Lalaklu District.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 197,791 in 49,046 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 211,800 people in 59,967 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 225,345 inhabitants in 68,714 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Miandoab County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[3]
Marhemetabad RD[a] 11,746 10,327 10,072
Marhemetabad-e Jonubi RD[b] 11,704 12,246 12,410
Mokriyan-e Shomali RD 14,952 15,044 15,081
Zarrineh Rud RD[c] 15,077 17,689 17,756
Zarrineh Rud-e Jonubi RD 11,294 11,361 11,337
Zarrineh Rud-e Shomali RD 20,085 22,052 24,264
Miandoab (city) 112,933 123,081 134,425
Total 197,791 211,800 225,345
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Gug Tappeh District after the 2016 census[6]
  2. ^ Transferred to Lalaklu District after the 2016 census[6]
  3. ^ Transferred to Baktash District after the 2016 census[5]

References

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  2. ^ "2XX8+XMV حاج حسن علیا [Hajj Hasan-e Olya], West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. 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] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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  6. ^ a b c Aref, Mohammad Reza (10 August 2024) [شماره ۷۷۹۶۶/ت ۶۱۹۱۶ هـ ـ ۱۴۰۳/۵/۲۰ (No. 77966/T 61916 AH - 1403/5/20) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در بخش مرکزی شهرستان میاندوآب استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۷۸۹۰۲ [Proposal No. 78902]. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.