Alborz County

Alborz County (Persian: شهرستان البرز) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvand.

Not to be confused with Alborz province.

Alborz County
Persian: شهرستان البرز
County
Location of Alborz County in Qazvin province (top, purple)
Location of Alborz County in Qazvin province (top, purple)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°13′N 50°09′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalAlvand
DistrictsCentral, Mohammadiyeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total242,865
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 182,046 in 47,046 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 203,276 people in 59,174 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 242,865 in 75,922 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Alborz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Alborz County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District94,853104,618103,962
Nosratabad Rural District16,0935,9195,805
Pir Yusefian Rural District9,4279,9884,321
Alvand (city)69,33388,71193,836
Mohammadiyeh District87,19398,658138,903
Hesar Kharvan Rural District8,3298,4889,662
Sharifabad Rural District16,988303321
Bidestan (city)20,11019,99618,060
Mehregan (city)1
Mohammadiyeh (city)41,76648,86290,513
Sharifiyeh (city)221,00920,347
Total182,046203,276242,865
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
2Formerly known as Sharifabad[6]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Alborz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Alaei, Mohammad Mahdi (16 December 1400). "Mehregan became the 29th city of Qazvin province". Tasnim News (in Persian). Supreme Council of Architecture and Urban Planning of Iran. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2016). "The transformation of Sharifabad village, the center of Sharifabad Rural District, from the functions of Mohammadiyeh District of Alborz County in Qazvin province to Sharifiyeh city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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