District 5 (Tehran)
Place in Tehran Province, Iran
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District 5 (Persian: منطقه ۵, romanized: Mantaqeye 5) is one of 22 central districts of Tehran County in Tehran Province, Iran. This district is limited to Kan River and lands of District 22 in the west and to Mohammad Ali Jenah and Ashrafi Esfahani highways in the east. At the 2010 census, its population was 793,750, in 255,333 families.[1]
Mantaqeye 5
منطقه پنج | |
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| District 5 | |
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 Interactive map of Mantaqeye 5 | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Tehran Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohammad-Reza Pouriafar |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,420 ha (13,400 acres) |
| Population | |
• Total | 856,565 |
Geography
District 5 of Tehran Municipality is located in northwest of the capital. The northern part of this municipal district is located on the height of the western slopes of Alborz Mountains and its southern part is in the neighborhood of Karaj Special Road.[2]
Neighborhoods
The most famous neighborhoods of District 5 are Somin Bolivar, Farahzad, Kan and Sooleqan, Bagh-e Feyz, Poonak, Shahran, Ferdows, Ariya-Shahr and ekbatan.
Areal details
The District 5 divided in seven regions and seventeen neighborhoods.
| Area | Population | km2 | Seat (Location) | Mayor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77,203 | 6.2 | Shahr-e ziba | (Persian:علیرضا فاطمی نیک) | |
| 2 | 55,549 | 6.8 | Shahr-e ziba | (Persian:محمد اسدالهی) | |
| 3 | - | 35.1 | Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway | (Persian:علیرضا غفارخانی) | |
| 4 | - | 35.1 | Ayatollah Kashani Expressway | (Persian:مریم تراشی) | |
| 5 | - | 1.485 | Ayatollah Kashani Expressway | (Persian:رضا علیزمانی) | |
| 6 | - | - | Ekbatan Town | (Persian:سمانه عبدالهی) | |
| 7 | 186,988 | 8 | Shahid Sattari Expressway | (Persian:امیر نجف نژاد) |
