Qaem Shahr County

Qaem Shahr County (Persian: شهرستان قائم‌شهر; also Qa'em Shahr and Ghaemshahr) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Qaem Shahr. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 293,721 in 79,707 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 320,741 people in 97,552 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 309,199 in 102,950 households, by which time Kiakola District had been separated from the county to form Simorgh County.[4]

Qaem Shahr County
شهرستان قائم‌شهر
County
Location of Qaem Shahr County in Mazandaran province
Location of Qaem Shahr County in Mazandaran province
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°28′N 52°52′E
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalQaem Shahr
DistrictsCentral
Area
[1]
 • Total458.50 km2 (177.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total309,199
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Qaem Shahr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207261" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

The city was previously known as Aliabad. With the Pahlavi dynasty, the city changed its name to Shahi in honor of Reza Shah, who was born in Alasht, a village close by. The county has been renamed to Qaem Shahr after the 1979 revolution. Qaemshahr is located in the junction of the two major transit roads of Haraz and Firûzkûh, which connect Mazandaran to the capital of Iran, Tehran.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Qaem Shahr County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows one district, five rural districts, and two cities.[4]

Qaem Shahr County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District275,807302,417309,198
Aliabad Rural District24,18426,01525,004
Balatajan Rural District31,89232,31532,891
Bisheh Sar Rural District14,05814,7974,401
Kuhsaran Rural District5,4865,4174,907
Nowkand Kola Rural District25,94127,82326,715
Arateh (city)10,327
Qaem Shahr (city)174,246196,050204,953
Kiakola District117,91418,324
Kiakola Rural District4,2174,422
Talarpey Rural District6,3336,211
Kiakola (city)7,3647,691
Total293,721320,741309,199
1Became a part of Simorgh County
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References
  1. Including Simorgh County. Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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