The Central District of Nehbandan County () is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nehbandan.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 41,906 in 9,772 households. The following census in 2011 counted 42,979 people in 10,870 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 39,010 inhabitants in 10,459 households.