Alborz County
Appearance
Alborz County
Persian: شهرستان البرز | |
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![]() Location of Alborz County in Qazvin province (right, purple) | |
![]() Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 36°13′N 50°09′E / 36.217°N 50.150°E[1][2] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Qazvin |
Established | 2005[3] |
Capital | Alvand |
Districts | Central, Mohammadiyeh |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 242,865 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Alborz County (Persian: شهرستان البرز) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvand.[3]
History
[edit]The village of Sharifabad was converted to the city of Sharifiyeh in 2007.[5][a] Mehregan rose to city status in 2022.[7]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]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
[edit]Alborz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[4] |
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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
[edit] Media related to Alborz County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 June 2025). "Sharifabad City, Mohammadiyeh District, Alborz County, Qazvin Province, 34161-73319, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "6582+M26 Sharifiyeh, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 February 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383/12/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان قزوین [Divisional reforms and changes in Qazvin province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 8F99044F-BC80-4078-8D01-B30C15EBC668. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای شریف آباد مرکز دهستان شریف آباد از توابع بخش محمدیه شهرستان البرز در استان قزوین به شهرشریفیه [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]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 05717C91-72CD-4C5F-A61A-B4E61745928F. Archived from the original on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ a b تغییر نام شریفیه به شریفآباد [Sharifiyeh's name changed to Sharifabad]. باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان [Young Journalists Club] (in Persian). هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 26 October 2023 [۱۴۰۲ / ۰۸/۰۴ (1402/08/04) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b «مهرگان» بیستونهمین شهر استان قزوین شد [Mehregan becomes the 29th city of Qazvin province]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). شورای عالی شهرسازی و معماری ایران [Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran]. 7 March 2022 [۱۶ اسفند ۱۴۰۰ (1400/12/16) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.