Central District (Shushtar County)

The Central District of Shushtar County is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shushtar.

History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Shahrak-e Shahid Sharafat became the city of Sharafat.

After the 2011 census, Miyan Ab Rural District and Miyan Ab-e Shomali Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Miyan Ab District, and the village of Sardarabad was elevated to the status of the city of Sardaran.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the Central District's population was 161,714 in 33,999 households. The following census in 2011 counted 169,224 people in 40,566 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 139,040 inhabitants in 37,243 households.