Arateh
City in Mazandaran province, Iran
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Arateh (Persian: ارطه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bisheh Sar Rural District.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh) was 2,172 in 587 households, when it was in Bisheh Sar Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,040 people in 632 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,327 people in 3,301 households,[4] by which time the village had merged with Abu Kheyl-e Arateh, Bur Kheyl-e Arateh, Juja Deh-e Arateh, Kafshgar Kola-ye Arateh, and Qasem Kheyl-e Arateh to become the city of Arateh.[3]
