Central District (Sonqor County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سنقر
District
Central District (Sonqor County) is located in Iran
Central District (Sonqor County)
Central District (Sonqor County)
Coordinates: 34°45′14″N 47°37′19″E / 34.75389°N 47.62194°E / 34.75389; 47.62194[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountySonqor
CapitalSonqor
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total70,284
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Sonqor County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سنقر) is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sonqor.

At the National Census in 2006, its population was 80,304 in 19,927 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 78,282 people in 22,343 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 70,284 inhabitants in 22,109 households.[2]

In 2021, Bavaleh Rural District and Gavrud Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Bavaleh District.[5]

Central District (Sonqor County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Ab Barik RD6,4195,6054,328
Bavaleh RD19,3649,0697,114
Gavrud RD19,5127,7195,770
Parsinah Rural District5,8995,4784,364
Sarab RD5,9265,4574,452
Sonqor (city)43,18444,95444,256
Total80,30478,28270,284
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Bavaleh District after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 July 2023). "Central District (Sonqor County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Changes in country divisions in Sonqor County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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