Mehdishahr County

Mehdishahr County (Persian: شهرستان مهدی‌شهر) is in Semnan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehdishahr.

For the city, see Mehdishahr.

Mehdishahr County
Persian: شهرستان مهدی‌شهر
County
Location of Mehdishahr County in Semnan province
Location of Mehdishahr County in Semnan province
Location of Semnan province in Iran
Location of Semnan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°51′52″N 53°26′40″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSemnan
CapitalMehdishahr
DistrictsCentral, Shahmirzad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total47,475
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Mehdishahr District of Semnan County) was 36,093 in 9,573 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 41,896 people in 11,997 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Mehdishahr County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 47,475 in 15,226 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Mehdishahr County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District20,58125,11430,781
Darjazin Rural District296299
Darjazin (city)4,9645,997
Mehdishahr (city)20,58119,85424,485
Shahmirzad District15,51216,78216,694
Chashm Rural District6,4142,1831,659
Poshtkuh Rural District1,8255,7173,844
Shahmirzad (city)7,2738,88211,191
Total36,09341,89647,475
1As a part of Semnan County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 April 2023). "Mehdishahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. 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. 20. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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