The Central District of Khodabandeh County () is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeydar.
The village of Sohrevard was converted to a city in 2007. The village of Karasf became a city in 2013 and the village of Nurabad rose to city status as Nurbahar in the same year.
In 2020, Howmeh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Do Tappeh District.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 84,361 in 19,207 households. The following census in 2011 counted 92,341 people in 24,997 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 93,005 inhabitants in 26,863 households.