Jowkar District

District in Hamadan province, Iran

District in Hamadan, Iran
Jowkar District
Persian: بخش جوکار
District
34°31′06″N 48°42′30″E / 34.51833°N 48.70833°E / 34.51833; 48.70833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyMalayer
CapitalJowkar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total37,046
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jowkar District (Persian: بخش جوکار) is in Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jowkar.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 52,445 in 12,332 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 50,487 people in 13,875 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 37,046 inhabitants in 11,326 households,[2] by which time Tork-e Sharqi Rural District had been transferred to the Central District.[6]

Administrative divisions

Jowkar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Almahdi RD 12,081 11,027 8,101
Jowkar RD 6,100 5,394 4,218
Tork-e Gharbi RD 12,367 11,503 11,298
Tork-e Sharqi RD[a] 11,003 10,814
Azandarian (city) 8,685 9,324 11,171
Jowkar (city) 2,209 2,425 2,258
Total 52,445 50,487 37,046
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to the Central District[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2023). "Jowkar District (Malayer County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of Hamadan province, centered in Hamadan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Hamadan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.


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