Central District (Ashkezar County)

Central District (Ashkezar County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اشکذر
Central District (Ashkezar County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اشکذر
District
	Central District (Ashkezar County)
	Coordinates: 32°04′47″N 54°12′56″E / 32.07972°N 54.21556°E
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Ashkezar
Capital	Ashkezar
Population (2016)
• Total	28,019
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Ashkezar County^[a] (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اشکذر) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkezar.^[4]

History

In 2019, the Rezvanshahr neighborhood of Ashkezar was separated to form the new city of Majumard.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,200 in 6,037 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 24,709 people in 7,330 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 28,019 inhabitants in 8,573 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Ashkezar County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[2]
Rostaq RD	8,400	9,046	8,896
Ashkezar (city)	13,800	15,663	19,123
Majumard (city)^[b]
Total	22,200	24,709	28,019
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Formerly Saduq County^[3]
^ Formerly Rezvanshahr neighborhood; became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Central District (Ashkezar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (3 April 1396) [Approved 20 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Saduq County in Yazd province to Ashkezar. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 187752/42/1/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 91159/T47932K. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 29 April 1376]. Approval of reforms in Yazd province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1/4/42/4032; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 2019) [Approved 4 April 1399]. "The approval letter regarding the conversion of the neighborhood called Rezvanshahr in the Central District of Ashkezar County of Yazd province to a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 45261; Letter 36380. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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[4] Formerly Saduq County^[3]

[9] Formerly Rezvanshahr neighborhood; became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Central District (Ashkezar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[2016_Yazd_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Saduq_County_Renamed_Ashkezar_County-3] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (3 April 1396) [Approved 20 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Saduq County in Yazd province to Ashkezar. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 187752/42/1/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 91159/T47932K. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Saduq_County_Establishment-5] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 29 April 1376]. Approval of reforms in Yazd province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1/4/42/4032; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Majumard_City-6] Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 2019) [Approved 4 April 1399]. "The approval letter regarding the conversion of the neighborhood called Rezvanshahr in the Central District of Ashkezar County of Yazd province to a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 45261; Letter 36380. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.

[2006_Yazd_Province-7] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Yazd_Province-8] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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