Central District (Sepidan County)

Central District (Sepidan County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سپیدان
District
Central District (Sepidan County)
Coordinates: 30°20′38″N 51°59′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Sepidan
Capital	Ardakan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	32,945
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Sepidan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سپیدان) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardakan.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Shesh Pir Rural District was separated from Hamaijan District to join the Central District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 24,059 in 5,363 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 34,478 people in 8,887 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 32,945 inhabitants in 9,379 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Sepidan County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Khafri RD	4,035	4,083	4,594
Komehr RD	3,812	3,849	3,363
Shesh Pir RD[a]		9,885	10,355
Ardakan (city)	16,212	16,661	14,633
Total	24,059	34,478	32,945
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred from Hamaijan District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 October 2024). "Central District (Sepidan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. 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 Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 4 March 1388]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Qatruyeh, the center of Qatruyeh District, from the functions of Neyriz County in Fars province, to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 49797/T32726K. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars 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.