The Central District of Shabestar County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shabestar.
The villages of Ali Shah and Daryan were converted to cities in 2019.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 64,312 in 17,772 households. The following census in 2011 counted 70,218 people in 20,952 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 78,933 inhabitants in 25,441 households.