Lavasanat District

Lavasanat District

Persian: بخش لواسانات
Lavasanat District Persian: بخش لواسانات
District
	Lavasanat District
	Coordinates: 35°53′56″N 51°42′47″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Shemiranat
Capital	Lavasan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	29,860
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lavasanat District (Persian: بخش لواسانات) is in Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran. The administrative center of the district is Lavasan.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 22,289 in 6,615 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 25,376 people in 8,196 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 29,860 inhabitants in 10,138 households.[2]

During the Qajar era and early 20th century Lavasanat was the transit way between northern slopes of Elburz and Tehran with Great Lavasan (Lavasan Bozorg), Ammameh , Afjeh and Najarkala known as the most famous towns of Lavasanat.

The natives of the Lavasanat district are of Caspian origin.[3] The local dialect or "vernacular" spoken by its natives is a mix of Persian and Caspian.[3] In the village of Ira (as well as Veskara), this vernacular approaches Mazandarani.[3]

Lavasanat District Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Lavasan-e Bozorg Rural District	3,873	3,752	6,034
Lavasan-e Kuchak Rural District	2,968	5,918	5,680
Lavasan (city)	15,448	15,706	18,146
Total	22,289	25,376	29,860

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (17 March 2023). "Lavasanat District (Shemiranat County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Encyclopaedia Iranica 2017.
"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.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Sources

Encyclopaedia Iranica (2017). LAVĀSĀN.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (17 March 2023). "Lavasanat District (Shemiranat County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[FOOTNOTEEncyclopaedia_Iranica2017-3] Encyclopaedia Iranica 2017.

[2006_census-4] "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.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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