Central District (Rasht County)

Central District (Rasht County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان رشت
Central District (Rasht County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان رشت
District
	Central District (Rasht County)
	Coordinates: 37°11′58″N 49°34′49″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rasht
Capital	Rasht
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	740,985
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Rasht County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان رشت) is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rasht.

At the National Census in 2006, its population was 624,507 in 180,185 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 696,576 people in 221,057 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 740,985 inhabitants in 246,759 households.[2]

Central District (Rasht County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Howmeh RD	20,703	20,664	20,449
Lakan RD	21,251	11,480	15,209
Pasikhan RD	10,018	7,523	8,723
Pir Bazar RD	21,374	16,958	16,609
Pir Bazar (city)¹
Rasht (city)	551,161	639,951	679,995
Total	624,507	696,576	740,985
RD: Rural District ¹Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2023). "Central District (Rasht County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 October 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Pir Bazar village, capital of Pir Bazar Rural District, Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, into a city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2023). "Central District (Rasht County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Pir_Bazar_City-5] Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 October 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Pir Bazar village, capital of Pir Bazar Rural District, Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, into a city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.