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Alborz County

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Alborz County Persian: شهرستان البرز
County
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 / 36.217; 50.150^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
Capital	Alvand
Districts	Central, Mohammadiyeh
Population (2016)^[2]
• 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]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 182,046 in 47,046 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 203,276 people in 59,174 households.^[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 242,865 in 75,922 households.^[2]

After the census, Mehregan was elevated to the status of a city.^[6]

Administrative divisions[edit]

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

Alborz County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
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)^[a]
Mohammadiyeh (city)	41,766	48,862	90,513
Sharifabad (city)^[b]		21,009	20,347
Total	182,046	203,276	242,865
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]

^ Formerly Sharifiyeh^[7]

References[edit]

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Alborz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional reforms and changes in Qazvin province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

^ ^a ^b Alaei, Mohammad Mahdi (16 December 1400). "Mehregan became the 29th city of Qazvin province". Tasnim News (in Persian). Supreme Council of Architecture and Urban Planning of Iran. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

^ "Qazvin: The name of the city of Sharifiyeh, Alborz was changed to Sharifabad by the approval of the Board of Ministers..." Khabar Farsi (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

Qazvin Province, Iran

Capital

Qazvin

Counties and cities

Abyek County	Abyek Khak-e Ali Ziaran
Alborz County	Alvand Bidestan Mohammadiyeh Sharifabad
Avaj	Avaj Abgarm
Buin Zahra County	Buin Zahra Ardak Danesfahan Sagezabad Shal
Qazvin County	Qazvin Eqbaliyeh Kuhin Mahmudabad Nemuneh Moallem Kalayeh Razmian Sirdan
Takestan County	Takestan Esfarvarin Khorramdasht Narjeh Ziaabad