Nir District

Coordinates: 31°28′37″N 54°04′39″E / 31.47694°N 54.07750°E / 31.47694; 54.07750
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Nir District
Persian: بخش نیر
Nir District is located in Iran
Nir District
Nir District
Coordinates: 31°28′37″N 54°04′39″E / 31.47694°N 54.07750°E / 31.47694; 54.07750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyTaft
CapitalNir
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total6,625
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nir District (Persian: بخش نیر) is in Taft County, Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nir.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 14,531 in 4,417 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 7,178 people in 2,470 households,[5] by which time Garizat Rural District and Kahduiyeh Rural District had been separated from the district in the establishment of Garizat District.[6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 6,625 inhabitants in 2,517 households.[2]

Nir District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Banadkuk RD 2,010 1,881 1,500
Garizat RD1 5,558
Kahduiyeh RD1 1,133
Sakhvid RD 1,747 1,766 1,420
Zardeyn RD 2,516 1,911 1,965
Nir (city) 1,567 1,620 1,740
Total 14,531 7,178 6,625
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Garizat District[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 March 2023). "Nir District (Taft County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (7 October 1387). "Approval letter regarding the establishment of Garizat District, centered on Bakh village, including Garizat and Kahduiyeh Rural Districts in Taft County, Yazd province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023.