Karaj County

County in Alborz province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Karaj County (Persian: شهرستان کرج) is in Alborz province, Iran.^[4] Its capital is the city of Karaj.^[5]

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Karaj County Persian: شهرستان کرج
County
Karaj in winter
Location of Karaj County in Alborz province (right, green)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°58′N 51°05′E^[1]^[2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
Capital	Karaj
Districts	Central, Asara
Area
• Total	1,419 km² (548 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[3]
• Total	1,973,470
• Density	1,391/km² (3,602/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Karaj County at GEOnet Names Server

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History

In 2009, three villages merged in forming the city of Asara.^[6] In 2010, the county separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[4]

In 2012, Eshtehard District was separated from the county in establishing Eshtehard County.^[7] In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood^[a] in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the county were separated from it to establish Fardis County.^[8]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 1,709,481 in 472,365 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,973,470 in 623,801 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Karaj County's population history and administrative structure over two censuses are shown in the following table.

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Karaj County Population^[b]
Administrative Divisions	2006^[9]	2016^[3]
Central District	1,667,024	1,956,267
Garmdarreh RD	544	221
Kamalabad RD	3,836	4,892
Mohammadabad RD	22,099	11,939
Garmdarreh (city)	12,738	22,726
Kamal Shahr (city)	80,435	141,669
Karaj (city)	1,377,450	1,592,492
Mahdasht (city)	43,100	62,910
Meshkin Dasht (city)^[c]	43,696
Mohammadshahr (city)	83,126	119,418
Asara District	18,856	17,150
Adaran RD	8,995	7,679
Asara RD	3,780	3,063
Nesa RD	6,081	5,069
Asara (city)		1,339
Eshtehard District^[d]	23,601
Palangabad RD	6,613
Eshtehard (city)	16,988
Total	1,709,481	1,973,470
RD = Rural District

Gallery

Karaj Valley
Karaj Dam

Notes

[a]
Became the city of Fardis^[8]
[b]
As a part of Tehran province at the 2006 census
[c]
Transferred to Fardis County^[8]
[d]
Transferred to Eshtehard County^[7]

References

[1]
OpenStreetMap contributors (17 August 2024). "Adaran RD, Asara District, Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
[2]
"X38M+M88 Khozankala, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[3]
سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[4]
Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
[5]
Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان تهران به مرکزیت شهر تهران [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] B559F46F-4863-4D87-ACAB-5274C02BA3C5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
[6]
Davoodi, Parviz (21 December 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/10/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای « آسارا» مرکز بخش آسارا از توابع شهرستان کرج در استان تهران به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Asara village, the center of Asara District, from the functions of Karaj County in Tehran province, to the city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F9192D81-8E96-4577-9B68-22A5DB06954B. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
[7]
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 June 2012) [۱۷/۳/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 17/3/1391) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 50868/ت46965ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 50868/T46965H]. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
[8]
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 July 2013) [۱۰/۴/۱۳۹۲ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 10/4/1392) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ۸۴۹۱۷/ت۴۹۱۷۳ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 84917/T49173H]. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
[9]
سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2025.