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Alborz County

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Alborz County
Persian: شهرستان البرز
Location of Alborz County in Qazvin province (right, purple)
Location of Alborz County in Qazvin province (right, purple)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
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CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
Established2005[3]
CapitalAlvand
DistrictsCentral, Mohammadiyeh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
242,865
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Alborz County (Persian: شهرستان البرز) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvand.[3]

History

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The village of Sharifabad was converted to the city of Sharifiyeh in 2007.[5][a] Mehregan rose to city status in 2022.[7]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 182,046 in 47,046 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 203,276 people in 59,174 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 242,865 in 75,922 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Alborz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Alborz County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[4]
Central District 94,853 104,618 103,962
Nosratabad RD 16,093 5,919 5,805
Pir Yusefian RD 9,427 9,988 4,321
Alvand (city) 69,333 88,711 93,836
Mohammadiyeh District 87,193 98,658 138,903
Hesar Kharvan RD 8,329 8,488 9,662
Sharifabad RD 16,988 303 321
Bidestan (city) 20,110 19,996 18,060
Mehregan (city)[b]
Mohammadiyeh (city) 41,766 48,862 90,513
Sharifabad (city)[c] 21,009 20,347
Total 182,046 203,276 242,865
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The name of the city was changed back to Sharifabad in 2023.[6]
  2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
  3. ^ Formerly Sharifiyeh[6]

References

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