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] | |
Country | ![]() |
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]
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]
Alborz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 [4] | 2011 [5] | 2016 [2] |
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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) [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 |
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