Central District (Maragheh County)

Central District (Maragheh County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مراغه
District
Central District (Maragheh County)
Coordinates: 37°29′50″N 46°18′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Maragheh
Capital	Maragheh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	240,972
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Maragheh County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مراغه) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maragheh.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 205,137 in 53,098 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 226,310 people in 64,918 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 240,972 inhabitants in 73,667 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Maragheh County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Qareh Naz RD	14,491	15,720	15,602
Sarajuy-ye Gharbi RD	21,577	23,836	24,465
Sarajuy-ye Shomali RD	22,664	24,479	25,650
Maragheh (city)	146,405	162,275	175,255
Total	205,137	226,310	240,972
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Central District (Maragheh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8284/2T142K. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.