Eshtehard County

Eshtehard County (Persian: شهرستان اشتهارد, Ŝhahrestān-e Eŝtāhārd) is in Alborz province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Eshtehard.

For the city, see Eshtehard. For the village, see Eshtehard Industrial Town.

Eshtehard County
Persian: شهرستان اشتهارد
County
Location of Eshtehard County in Alborz province (yellow)
Location of Eshtehard County in Alborz province (yellow)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°41′N 50°27′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CapitalEshtehard
DistrictsCentral, Palangabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total37,876
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Eshtehard District of Karaj County, Tehran province) was 23,601 in 6,716 households.[3] The district was separated from the county in 2012 to become Eshtehard County in recently established Alborz province.[4] At the 2016 census, the population of the county was 37,876 in 11,731 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Eshtehard County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2016[2]
Central District223,60135,250
Eypak Rural District1,854
Palangabad Rural District6,613
Sehhatabad Rural District3,403
Eshtehard (city)16,98829,993
Palangabad District2,625
Jaru Rural District1,407
Palangabad Rural District1,218
Palangabad (city)3
Total23,60137,876
1As a part of Karaj County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
2Figures for 2006 are for Eshtehard District
3Established after the 2016 census[5]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 March 2023). "Eshtehard County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Eshtehard county was added to the map of country divisions". Dolat (in Persian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. "Palangabad became a city". Jamaran News (in Persian). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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