Central District (Khoy County)

Coordinates: 38°34′00″N 44°53′01″E / 38.56667°N 44.88361°E / 38.56667; 44.88361
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Central District (Khoy County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان خوی
Central District (Khoy County) is located in Iran
Central District (Khoy County)
Central District (Khoy County)
Coordinates: 38°34′00″N 44°53′01″E / 38.56667°N 44.88361°E / 38.56667; 44.88361[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
CapitalKhoy
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total288,269
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Khoy County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان خوی) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khoy.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 260,854 in 62,805 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 288,565 people in 80,605 households,[5] by which time the village of Dizaj Diz had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 288,269 inhabitants in 85,342 households.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Central District (Khoy County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Dizaj RD 17,516 19,493 19,681
Firuraq RD 13,116 13,708 14,219
Gowharan RD 9,821 10,799 11,161
Qarah Su RD 17,600 9,977 10,271
Rahal RD 16,190 16,897 16,620
Dizaj Diz (city) 7,896 8,282
Firuraq (city) 7,903 8,837 9,190
Khoy (city) 178,708 200,958 198,845
Total 260,854 288,565 288,269
RD = Rural District

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 March 2023). "Central District (Khoy County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. 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. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Dizaj Diz village from the functions of Qarah Su Rural District in the Central District of Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Dizaj Diz city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.