Central District (Piranshahr County)

Central District (Piranshahr County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان پیرانشهر
Central District (Piranshahr County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان پیرانشهر
District
	Central District (Piranshahr County)
	Coordinates: 36°35′30″N 45°15′26″E / 36.59167°N 45.25722°E
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Piranshahr
Capital	Piranshahr
Population (2016)
• Total	115,200
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 84,920 in 16,657 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 99,205 people in 23,063 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 115,200 inhabitants in 28,893 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Piranshahr County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
Lahijan RD	5,509	5,481	5,183
Mangur-e Gharbi RD	9,120	8,999	9,090
Piran RD	12,599	15,676	9,412
Piranshahr (city)	57,692	69,049	91,515
Total	84,920	99,205	115,200
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Central District (Piranshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West 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.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.