Central District (Ardal County)

Coordinates: 32°02′26″N 50°26′52″E / 32.04056°N 50.44778°E / 32.04056; 50.44778
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Central District (Ardal County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردل
Central District (Ardal County) is located in Iran
Central District (Ardal County)
Central District (Ardal County)
Coordinates: 32°02′26″N 50°26′52″E / 32.04056°N 50.44778°E / 32.04056; 50.44778[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyArdal
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total35,179
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Ardal County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردل) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardal.[3]

At the 2006 census, its population was 51,960 in 11,163 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 37,187 people in 8,978 households,[5] by which time Mashayekh Rural District, Naghan Rural District and the city of Naghan had been separated from the district in the establishment of Kiar County.[6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 35,179 inhabitants living in 9,434 households.[2]

Central District (Ardal County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Dinaran RD 7,548 6,800 5,890
Mashayekh RD1 7,158
Naghan RD1 3,286
Poshtkuh RD 20,878 21,395 10,933
Ardal (city) 8,162 8,992 10,113
Dashtak (city) 4,016
Kaj (city) 4,227
Naghan (city)1 4,928
Total 51,960 37,187 35,179
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Kiar County[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Central District (Ardal County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Creation and establishment of units in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. 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. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Reforms of country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.