Central District (Yazd County)

Central District (Yazd County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان یزد
District
Central District (Yazd County)
Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 54°29′37″E / 31.85750°N 54.49361°E / 31.85750; 54.49361^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Yazd
Capital	Yazd
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	635,687
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Yazd County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان یزد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Yazd.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 499,808 in 134,300 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 564,125 people in 163,681 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 635,687 inhabitants in 189,293 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Yazd County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
Fahraj RD	22,659	22,708	34,511
Fajr RD	12,158	1,266	1,401
Hamidiya (city)	27,611	37,428	51,793
Shahediyeh (city)	14,374	16,571	18,309
Yazd (city)	423,006	486,152	529,673
Total	499,808	564,125	635,687
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 March 2023). "Central District (Yazd County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 21 June 1369. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Yazd Province, Iran

Capital

Yazd

Counties and cities

Abarkuh County	Abarkuh Mehrdasht
Ardakan County	Ardakan Ahmadabad Aqda
Ashkezar County	Ashkezar Khezrabad Nadushan
Bafq County	Bafq
Behabad County	Behabad
Khatam County	Herat Marvast
Mehriz County	Mehriz
Meybod County	Meybod
Taft County	Taft Nir
Yazd County	Yazd Hamidiya Shahediyeh Zarach

Landmarks

Shesh Baadgir (Six-Windcatcher-Ab Anbar)
Yazdan fire temple
Amir Chakhmagh Tekyeh
Sarv-e Abarqu
Green Pir Chak Chak temple
Lari house
Yazd Tower of Silence
Saghand Caravansary
Shavvaz castle
Iskandar's jail
Chahartaghi cave
Marvast citadel
* Nadoshan citadel
Jameh Mosque of Yazd
Dowlat Abad Garden
Shahvali mosque
Khan Bath and Khan square

populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in Yazd Province

Yazd County

Capital

Yazd

Districts

Central

Cities

Rural Districts
and villages

Fahraj	Ahmadabad-e Mashir Akramabad Aliabad-e Dashti Askariyeh Chah-e Madrasi Chah-e Mohammadabad Yazdani Deh Now Dowlatabad-e Amanat Fahraj Brick Company Industrial Estate Fahraj Hoseynabad-e Rismani Khavidak Mahmudi Mohammadabad Mohammadiyeh Seyyed Mirza Sherkat-e Sahami Mehr Shohada
Fajr	Eyshabad Kheyrabad Payaneh-ye Bar Yazd Provincial Cultural Complex Shahneh Yazd Airport Yazd Industrial Estate

Zarach