Afshar District

District in Zanjan province, Iran

District in Zanjan, Iran
Afshar District
Persian: بخش افشار
District
35°55′31″N 48°09′04″E / 35.92528°N 48.15111°E / 35.92528; 48.15111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhodabandeh
CapitalGarmab
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,424
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afshar District (Persian: بخش افشار) is in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Garmab.[3] The majority population is Azeri followed by Persians.[citation needed]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 16,304 in 3,545 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 15,303 people in 3,920 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,424 inhabitants in 3,407 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Afshar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Qeshlaqat-e Afshar RD 4,067 2,813 1,823
Shivanat RD 8,963 8,469 6,778
Garmab (city) 3,274 4,021 3,823
Total 16,304 15,303 12,424
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 February 2023). "Afshar District (Khodabandeh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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