Central District (Bijar County)

Central District (Bijar County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بیجار
Central District (Bijar County) is located in Iran
Central District (Bijar County)
Central District (Bijar County)
Location within Iran
Central District (Bijar County) is located in Iran Kurdistan
Central District (Bijar County)
Central District (Bijar County)
Location within Iran Kurdistan
Coordinates: 35°59′N 47°33′E / 35.983°N 47.550°E / 35.983; 47.550
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyBijar
CapitalBijar
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
65,888
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

The village of Tup Aghaj was converted to a city in 2012.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 66,833 in 17,084 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 66,962 people in 18,975 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 65,888 inhabitants in 20,711 households.[1]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Bijar County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[1]
Howmeh RD4,0813,8173,352
Khvor Khvoreh RD4,6223,9223,462
Najafabad RD3,4553,1452,724
Seylatan RD4,8284,8611,932
Siyah Mansur RD3,6913,2912,759
Bijar (city)46,15647,92650,014
Tup Aghaj (city)1,645
Total66,83366,96265,888
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان کردستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Kurdistan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 24 August 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 کشوری استان کردستان به مرکزیت شهر سنندج [‌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]. 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]. نامه شماره [Letter No.] 3233.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (12 December 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 22/9/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای توپ آغاج و روستای پیرتاج شهرستان بیجار در استان کردستان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Tup Aghaj village and Pir Taj village in Bijar County in Kurdistan province into cities]. 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 [Proposal No.] 165109/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان کردستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Kurdistan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان کردستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Kurdistan 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 24 August 2026.