Central District (Rey County)
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The Central District of Rey County is a district (bakhsh
) in Rey County
, Tehran Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 133,066, in 33,091 families. The District's capital, Rey
, is located outside the District, in Tehran County
; hence, the District has no cities.
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
) in Rey County
Rey County
Rey County is a county in Tehran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Rey, which is actually part of Tehran. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 292,016, in 71,711 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kahrizak District, and...
, Tehran Province
Tehran Province
Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 133,066, in 33,091 families. The District's capital, Rey
Rey, Iran
Rey or Ray , also known as Rhages and formerly as Arsacia, is the capital of Rey County, Tehran Province, Iran, and is the oldest existing city in the province....
, is located outside the District, in Tehran County
Tehran County
Tehran County is a county in Tehran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Tehran. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 7,882,843, in 2,313,002 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kan District, and Aftab District...
; hence, the District has no cities.