Central District (Lenjan County)

The Central District of Lenjan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان لنجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zarrinshahr.^[3][a]

Central District (Lenjan County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان لنجان
District
Central District (Lenjan County)
Coordinates: 32°19′05″N 51°19′18″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Lenjan
Capital	Zarrinshahr
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	216,249
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2011 National Census several villages merged to become the city of Baghshad.^[5]

After the 2016 census, Ashiyan-e Jonubi and Kariz Rural Districts were created in the district. Ashiyan-e Shomali, Khorram Rud Rural Districts, and the city of Fuladshahr, were separated from it in the formation of Fuladshahr District.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 179,602 in 46,389 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 199,261 people in 57,368 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 216,249 inhabitants in 66,834 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Lenjan County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[2]
Ashiyan-e Jonubi RD[b]
Ashiyan RD[c]	4,576	5,790	4,812
Kariz RD[b]
Khorramrud RD[d]	4,940	4,679	0
Baghshad (city)[e]			4,356
Chamgardan (city)	16,086	16,219	15,574
Fuladshahr (city)[d]	55,496	66,903	88,426
Sedeh Lenjan (city)	17,335	18,654	19,101
Varnamkhast (city)	15,294	17,384	18,700
Zarrinshahr (city)	55,984	60,118	55,817
Zayandehrud (city)	9,891	9,514	9,463
Total	179,602	199,261	216,249
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Riz-e Lenjan^[4]
2. Established after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Transferred to Fuladshahr District after the 2016 census and renamed Ashiyan-e Shomali Rural District; t^[6]
4. Transferred to Fuladshahr District after the 2016 census^[6]
5. Merger of three villages in 2012^[5]