Central District (Nik Shahr County)

Central District (Nik Shahr County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان نیک‌شهر
District
Central District (Nik Shahr County)
Coordinates: 26°08′35″N 60°07′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Nik Shahr
Capital	Nik Shahr
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	66,716
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Nik Shahr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان نیک‌شهر) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nik Shahr.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 50,842 in 10,144 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 61,117 people in 14,161 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 66,716 inhabitants in 16,742 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Nik Shahr County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Chahan RD	9,771	11,378	12,727
Hichan RD	10,155	12,305	13,441
Mahban RD	8,309	9,830	10,421
Mokht RD	9,340	11,715	12,395
Nik Shahr (city)	13,267	15,889	17,732
Total	50,842	61,117	66,716
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Central District (Nik Shahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.