Central District (Tonekabon County)

Central District (Tonekabon County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنكابن
Central District (Tonekabon County)
Coordinates: 36°42′N 50°41′E / 36.700°N 50.683°E / 36.700; 50.683[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyTonekabon
CapitalTonekabon
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
99,190
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Tonekabon County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنكابن) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tonekabon.[4]

History

The village of Shirud was converted to a city upon the merger of 19 villages in 2008.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 85,739 in 25,304 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 88,947 people in 28,549 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 99,190 inhabitants in 33,808 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Tonekabon County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Goli Jan RD 34,341 24,342 23,643
Mir Shams ol Din RD 8,270 8,838 8,736
Shirud (city)[a] 10,429 11,377
Tonekabon (city) 43,128 45,338 55,434
Total 85,739 88,947 99,190
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Merger of 19 villages[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 January 2026). "دهستان گلیجان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنکابن [Goli Jan Rural District, Central District of Tonekabon County], Tonekabon County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ "8H8GPM2M+28" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. 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 کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. 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] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (1 June 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/03/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای شیرود به شهر [‌Resolution on the conversion of Shirud village into a city]. 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] 5447A76A-2146-4DAA-9BCC-5590CA2FED22. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran 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 مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.