Central District (Ardabil County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردبیل | |
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Coordinates: 38°20′59″N 48°09′34″E / 38.34972°N 48.15944°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Ardabil |
Capital | Ardabil |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 578,237 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
The Central District of Ardabil County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اردبیل) is in Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.[3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 502,186 in 123,050 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 533,495 people in 148,318 households,[5] by which time Gharbi Rural District had been separated from the district in the establishment of Samarin District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the Central District as 578,237 inhabitants living in 172,862 households.[2]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Arshaq-e Sharqi RD | 5,856 | 4,400 | 3,403 |
Balghelu RD | 21,368 | 7,297 | 8,054 |
Gharbi RD[a] | 10,730 | ||
Kalkhuran RD | 13,564 | 9,991 | 10,048 |
Sardabeh RD | 20,579 | 20,446 | 19,396 |
Sharqi RD | 17,420 | 8,729 | 7,962 |
Ardabil (city) | 412,669 | 482,632 | 529,374 |
Total | 502,186 | 533,495 | 578,237 |
RD = Rural District |