Central District (Konarak County)

Central District (Konarak County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنارک
District
Central District (Konarak County)
Coordinates: 25°31′30″N 60°28′04″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Konarak
Capital	Konarak
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	78,015
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

After the 2016 National Census, Bansont Rural District was created in the district, and Kahir Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Kahir District.^[4] The new city of Shahr-e Jadid-e Tis was formed in the Central District.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 53,113 in 10,928 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 64,474 people in 14,553 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 78,015 inhabitants in 18,537 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Konarak County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Bansont RD[a]
Jahliyan RD	13,629	17,789	21,361
Kahir RD[b]	10,799	11,055	13,396
Konarak (city)	28,685	35,630	43,258
Shahr-e Jadid-e Tis (city)[c]
Total	53,113	64,474	78,015
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Established after the 2016 census^[4]
2. Transferred to Kahir District after the 2016 census^[4]
3. Established after the 2016 census^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 January 2025). "Central District (Konarak County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 27 December 1383]. Divisional reforms in Konarak County of Sistan and Baluchestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.138685; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 25736/T32686K. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (12 September 2021) [Approved 13 April 1400]. Approval regarding the national divisions in the counties of Dashtiari, Chabahar and Konarak in Sistan and Baluchestan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 160986; Notification 40833/T58355AH. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. "The beginning of populating the new cities of Tis, Makran and the Persian Gulf in 1403". newspaper.ireconomy.com (in Persian). Iran Cultural-Press Institute. 30 November 1402. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Iran Economic Newspaper.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.