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Afshar District

For the area in Afghanistan, see Afshar.

Afshar District
Persian: بخش افشار
District
Afshar District is located in Iran
Afshar District
Afshar District
Coordinates: 35°56′N 48°09′E / 35.933°N 48.150°E / 35.933; 48.150[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhodabandeh
CapitalGarmab
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
12,424
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afshar District (Persian: بخش افشار) is in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Garmab.[4]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The majority population is Azeri followed by Persians.[citation needed]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 16,304 in 3,545 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 15,303 people in 3,920 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,424 inhabitants in 3,407 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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Afshar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Qeshlaqat-e Afshar RD 4,067 2,813 1,823
Shivanat RD 8,963 8,469 6,778
Garmab (city) 3,274 4,021 3,823
Total 16,304 15,303 12,424
RD = Rural District

See also

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flag Iran portal

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 April 2025). "Shivanat RD, Afshar District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. ^ "W5M2+82J Owli Beyk, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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