Central District (Ferdows County)

The Central District of Ferdows County is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ferdows.

At the National Census in 2006, its population was 38,301 in 11,299 households. The following census in 2011 counted 41,626 people in 12,482 households. At the latest census in 2016, the district had 45,523 inhabitants in 14,302 households.

In May 2020, Baghestan Rural District, Borun Rural District, and the city of Eslamiyeh were separated from the district in the establishment of Eslamiyeh District, which was divided into two rural districts and the city. At the same time, the village of Baghestan-e Olya was elevated to the status of the city of Baghestan.