Karaj County

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County in Alborz province, Iran

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::summary County in Alborz province, Iran ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Karaj County
native_name
settlement_type	County
image_skyline	Karaj, winter.jpg
image_caption	Karaj in winter
image_map	Alborz.svg
image_map1	IranAlborz-SVG.svg
map_caption	Location of Karaj County in Alborz province (right, green)
map_caption1	Location of Alborz province in Iran
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Iran
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Alborz
seat_type	Capital
seat	Karaj
parts_type	Districts
parts_style	para
p1	Central
p2	Asara
area_total_km2	1419
population_as_of	2016
population_footnotes
population_total	1973470
population_density_km2	auto
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
timezone	IRST
utc_offset	+3:30
footnotes
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Karaj County () is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj.

History

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

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

Demographics

Population

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

Administrative divisions

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

::data[format=table title="Karaj County Population{{efn|As a part of [[Tehran province|Tehran]] province at the 2006 census}}"]

Administrative Divisions	2006	2016
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)	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	23,601
Palangabad RD	6,613
Eshtehard (city)	16,988
Total	1,709,481	1,973,470

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Gallery

Iran-Karaj montains.jpg|Karaj Valley Karaj dam.jpg|Karaj Dam

Notes

References

((OpenStreetMap contributors)). (17 August 2024). "Adaran RD, Asara District, Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran".
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