Kahrizak District

District in Tehran province, Iran

District in Tehran, Iran
Kahrizak District
Persian: بخش کهریزک
District
35°27′21″N 51°22′03″E / 35.45583°N 51.36750°E / 35.45583; 51.36750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyRay
CapitalKahrizak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total124,704
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kahrizak District (Persian: بخش کهریزک) is in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kahrizak.[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Qaleh Now Rural District and portions of Kahrizak Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Qaleh Now District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 129,607 in 31,295 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 140,177 people in 35,934 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 124,704 inhabitants in 35,649 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Kahrizak District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Kahrizak RD 35,213 38,919 21,789
Qaleh Now RD[a] 33,115 29,072
Baqershahr (city) 52,575 59,091 65,388
Kahrizak (city) 8,704 13,095 37,527
Total 129,607 140,177 124,704
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Qaleh Now District[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 March 2023). "Kahrizak District (Ray County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. 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 Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (24 March 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Ray County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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