Central District (Arak County)

Central District (Arak County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اراک
District
Central District (Arak County) is located in Iran
Central District (Arak County)
Central District (Arak County)
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°05′N 49°48′E / 34.083°N 49.800°E / 34.083; 49.800
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyArak
CapitalArak
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
565,357
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Arak County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اراک) is in Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Arak.[2]

History

In 2011, Masumiyeh and Moshkabad Rural Districts were separated from the district in the formation of Masumiyeh District, and the village of Karchan was converted to a city. Saruq Rural District was also separated from the district to form Saruq District and Hajjiabad Rural District was created in the Central District.[3] The cities of Karahrud and Senjan were annexed by the city of Arak in 2013.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the Central District's population was 543,859 in 150,880 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 571,933 people in 174,305 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 565,357 inhabitants in 179,582 households.[1]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Arak County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[1]
Amanabad RD4,6824,2054,108
Amiriyeh RD7,5328,6647,379
Davudabad RD3,0392,5222,748
Hajjiabad RD5,1274,699
Mashhad-e Miqan RD8,8305,4446,963
Masumiyeh RD[a]11,453
Moshkabad RD[a]7,339
Saruq RD[b]8,410
Sedeh RD8,7248,9668,103
Shamsabad RD6,0045,5714,922
Arak (city)438,338484,212520,944
Davudabad (city)5,5175,2525,491
Karahrud (city)[c]23,39929,721
Senjan (city)[c]10,59212,249
Total543,859571,933565,357
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Transferred to Masumiyeh District[3]
  2. ↑ Transferred to Saruq District[3]
  3. 1 2 Annexed by the city of Arak[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان مرکزی به تابعیت شهر اراک [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] C8D0283F-9CAE-434C-B258-560EA411B87C. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 February 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/11/24 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان مرکزی [‌Approval of divisional reforms and changes in Markazi province]. صلح [Saleh] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 163364/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 February 2013) [۲۵/۱۱/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1391/11/25) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان مرکزی [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Markazi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۱۰۱۶/۴۲/۴/۱ [Proposal No. 11016/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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