Central District (Lenjan County)

Central District (Lenjan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان لنجان
Central District (Lenjan County) is located in Iran
Central District (Lenjan County)
Central District (Lenjan County)
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 32°19′N 51°19′E / 32.317°N 51.317°E / 32.317; 51.317[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyLenjan
CapitalZarrinshahr
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
216,249
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Lenjan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان لنجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarrinshahr.[3][a]

History

In 2012, Ashiyan-e Jonubi and Kariz Rural Districts were created in the district. Ashiyan-e Shomali, Khorram Rud Rural Districts, and the city of Fuladshahr, were separated from it in the formation of Fuladshahr District.[5]

Several villages merged to become the city of Baghshad in 2013.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 179,602 in 46,389 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 199,261 people in 57,368 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 216,249 inhabitants in 66,834 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Lenjan County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[2]
Ashiyan-e Jonubi RD[b]
Ashiyan RD[c]4,5765,7904,812
Kariz RD[b]
Khorramrud RD[d]4,9404,6790
Baghshad (city)[e]4,356
Chamgardan (city)16,08616,21915,574
Fuladshahr (city)[d]55,49666,90388,426
Sedeh Lenjan (city)17,33518,65419,101
Varnamkhast (city)15,29417,38418,700
Zarrinshahr (city)55,98460,11855,817
Zayandehrud (city)9,8919,5149,463
Total179,602199,261216,249
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly the village of Riz-e Lenjan[4]
  2. 1 2 Established after the 2016 census[5]
  3. ↑ Transferred to Fuladshahr District after the 2016 census and renamed Ashiyan-e Shomali Rural District; t[5]
  4. 1 2 Transferred to Fuladshahr District after the 2016 census[5]
  5. ↑ Merger of three villages in 2012[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 May 2026). "Varnamkhast, دهستان آشیان, بخش مرکزی [Ashiyan Rural District, Central District], Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, 84717-73519, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ 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 اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan 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] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  4. ↑ سابقه زرین شهراصفهان [History of Zarrinshahr, Isfahan]. اینجا اصفهان [Inja Isfahan] (in Persian). c. 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [۴/۵/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 4/5/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان اصفهان [‌Decree on the division of the country in Isfahan 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]. شماره ابلاغیه : ۷۷۵۲۸/ت۴۷۹۸۶ک [Notification Number: 77528/T47986K]. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 تماس با ماتماس با ما شهر باغشاد، حاصل تلفیق 3 روستای قدیمی مدیسه، نوگوران و باغشاد [Baghshad city, the result of combining the three old villages of Madiseh, Now Guran, and Bagh Shah]. شهرداری باغشاد [Baghshad Municipality] (in Persian). 26 May 2013 [05 خرداد 1392 (Approval date) 1378/08/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.