Central District (Ardabil County)
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The Central District of Ardabil County is a district (bakhsh
) in Ardabil County
, Ardabil Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 502,186, in 123,050 families. The District has one city: Ardabil
. The District has six rural districts: Arshaq Sharqi Rural District
, Balghelu Rural District
, Sardabeh Rural District
, Sharqi Rural District
, Gharbi Rural District
, and Kalkharan Rural District
.
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
) in Ardabil County
Ardabil County
Ardabil County is a county in Ardabil Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Ardabil. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 542,930, in 131,950 families, excluding those portions, the population was 525,733, in 128,013 families. The county has two districts: the Central...
, Ardabil Province
Ardabil Province
Ardabil Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north west of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its centre is the city of Ardabil...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 502,186, in 123,050 families. The District has one city: Ardabil
Ardabil
Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place. Ardabil is the center of Ardabil Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 412,669, in 102,818 families...
. The District has six rural districts: Arshaq Sharqi Rural District
Arshaq Sharqi Rural District
Arshaq Sharqi Rural District is a rural district in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,856, in 1,164 families. The rural district has 25 villages....
, Balghelu Rural District
Balghelu Rural District
Balghelu Rural District is a rural district in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,368, in 4,966 families. The rural district has 20 villages....
, Sardabeh Rural District
Sardabeh Rural District
Sardabeh Rural District is a rural district in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20,579, in 4,567 families. The rural district has 25 villages....
, Sharqi Rural District
Sharqi Rural District
Sharqi Rural District is a rural district in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17,420, in 4,144 families. The rural district has 11 villages....
, Gharbi Rural District
Gharbi Rural District
Gharbi Rural District is a rural district in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,730, in 2,291 families. The rural district has 22 villages....
, and Kalkharan Rural District
Kalkharan Rural District
Kalkharan Rural District is a rural district in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,564, in 3,100 families. The rural district has 13 villages....
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