The Central District of Birjand County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بیرجند‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 196,834, in 52,986 families.[1] The District has one city: Birjand. The District has six rural districts (dehestan): Alqurat Rural District, Baqeran Rural District, Fasharud Rural District, Kahshang Rural District, Shakhen Rural District, and Shakhenat Rural District.