The Central District of

Rasht County Rasht County () is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rasht. History In 2009, the village of Luleman was elevated to the status of a city. After the 2016 National Census, the village of Pir Bazar rose to city status. In ...

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Gilan Gilan Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of ...

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Rasht Rasht (; ) is a city in the Central District (Rasht County), Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of ...

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Pir Bazar was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 624,507 in 180,185 households. The following census in 2011 counted 696,576 people in 221,057 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 740,985 inhabitants in 246,759 households.

Administrative divisions

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