Pir Bakran District

Coordinates: 32°28′45″N 51°35′39″E / 32.47917°N 51.59417°E / 32.47917; 51.59417
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Pir Bakran District
Persian: بخش پیربکران
Pir Bakran District is located in Iran
Pir Bakran District
Pir Bakran District
Coordinates: 32°28′45″N 51°35′39″E / 32.47917°N 51.59417°E / 32.47917; 51.59417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyFalavarjan
CapitalPir Bakran
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total52,574
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Pir Bakran District (Persian: بخش پیربکران), formerly Garkan-e Shomali District (بخش گرکن شمالی),[3] is in Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Pir Bakran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 50,417 in 13,687 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 53,425 people in 16,015 households.[6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 52,574 inhabitants in 16,795 households.[2]

Pir Bakran District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Garkan-e Shomali RD 16,050 16,500 15,115
Sohr va Firuzan RD 13,191 13,601 12,706
Baharan Shahr (city) 10,325 11,132 11,284
Pir Bakran (city) 10,851 12,192 13,469
Tad (city)1
Total 50,417 53,425 52,574
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 June 2023). "Pir Bakran District (Falavarjan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Changing the name of Garkan-e Shomali District under Falavarjan County of Isfahan province to Pir Bakran District". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Tad village, Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.