At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 395,716 in 107,378 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 408,850 people in 123,604 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the Central District as 429,620 inhabitants in 140,492 households.[2]
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^Habibi, Hassan (18 May 1390) [Approved 25 March 1376]. Changes in national divisions in Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.275; Notification 55582/17981K. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.