Kahrizak District

Not to be confused with Kahrizak Rural District.

For the city, see Kahrizak. For other places with a similar name, see Kahrizak.

Kahrizak District (Persian: بخش کهریزک) is in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kahrizak.^[3]

Kahrizak District Persian: بخش کهریزک
District
Kahrizak District
Coordinates: 35°27′21″N 51°22′03″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Ray
Capital	Kahrizak
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	124,704
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2011 National Census, Qaleh Now Rural District and portions of Kahrizak Rural District were separated from the district in the formation of Qaleh Now District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 129,607 in 31,295 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 140,177 people in 35,934 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 124,704 inhabitants in 35,649 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Kahrizak District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Kahrizak RD	35,213	38,919	21,789
Qaleh Now RD[lower-alpha 1]	33,115	29,072
Baqershahr (city)	52,575	59,091	65,388
Kahrizak (city)	8,704	13,095	37,527
Total	129,607	140,177	124,704
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Qaleh Now District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2024). "Kahrizak District (Ray County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (10 December 2014) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8416/T133K. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (20 June 2014) [Approved 24 March 2013]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Ray County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 49309/42/1/4; Notification 124413/T46952K. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran 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.