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Central District (Saqqez County)

Coordinates: 36°14′05″N 46°11′55″E / 36.23472°N 46.19861°E / 36.23472; 46.19861
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Central District (Saqqez County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سقز
Central District (Saqqez County) is located in Iran
Central District (Saqqez County)
Central District (Saqqez County)
Central District (Saqqez County) is located in Iran Kurdistan
Central District (Saqqez County)
Central District (Saqqez County)
Coordinates: 36°14′05″N 46°11′55″E / 36.23472°N 46.19861°E / 36.23472; 46.19861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySaqqez
CapitalSaqqez
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total191,561
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Saqqez County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سقز) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saqqez.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 163,999 in 37,714 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 172,521 people in 45,238 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 191,561 inhabitants in 55,278 households.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Central District (Saqqez County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Mir Deh RD 6,322 5,266 4,774
Sara RD 12,408 11,268 11,842
Tamugheh RD 8,890 12,009 5,748
Torjan RD 5,030 4,240 3,939
Saqqez (city) 131,349 139,738 165,258
Total 163,999 172,521 191,561
RD = Rural District

See also[edit]

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 August 2023). "Central District (Saqqez County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. 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 Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.