Alborz County

Not to be confused with Alborz province.

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[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]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Sharifabad was elevated to the status of the city of Sharifiyeh.^[4][a] After the 2016 census, Mehregan rose to city status.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 182,046 in 47,046 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 203,276 people in 59,174 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 242,865 in 75,922 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Alborz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	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)[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

Media related to Alborz County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. In 2023, the name of the city was changed back to Sharifabad.^[5]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Formerly Sharifiyeh^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 September 2024). "Alborz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 22 December 1380]. Divisional reforms and changes in Qazvin province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2016) [Approved 29 July 1386]. 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. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. "Change the name of Sharifiyeh to Sharifabad". yjc.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Young Journalists Club.
6. Alaei, Mohammad Mahdi (7 March 2022). "Mehregan became the 29th city of Qazvin province". tasnimnews.com (in Persian). Supreme Council of Architecture and Urban Planning of Iran. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via Tasnim News Agency.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.