Qaem Shahr County

For the city, see Qaem Shahr.

Qaem Shahr County (Persian: شهرستان قائم‌شهر)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaem Shahr.^[4]

Qaem Shahr County Persian: شهرستان قائم‌شهر
County
Location of Qaem Shahr County in Mazandaran province (center right, green)
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°28′N 52°52′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Qaem Shahr
Districts	Central
Area [2]
• Total	458.50 km2 (177.03 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	309,199
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Qaem Shahr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207261" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

The city was previously known as Aliabad. With the Pahlavi dynasty, the city changed its name to Shahi in honor of Reza Shah, who was born in Alasht, a village close by. The county was renamed to Qaem Shahr after the 1979 revolution. Qaemshahr is located in the junction of the two major transit roads of Haraz and Firûzkûh, which connect Mazandaran to the capital of Iran, Tehran.

After the 2011 National Census, Kiakola District was separated from the county in the establishment of Simorgh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kiakola as its capital and only city.^[5] The village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh merged with four other villages to form the city of Arateh.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 293,721 in 79,707 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 320,741 people in 97,552 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 309,199 in 102,950 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Qaem Shahr County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[3]
Central District	275,807	302,417	309,198
Aliabad RD	24,184	26,015	25,004
Balatajan RD	31,892	32,315	32,891
Bisheh Sar RD	14,058	14,797	4,401
Kuhsaran RD	5,486	5,417	4,907
Nowkand Kola RD	25,941	27,823	26,715
Arateh (city)[lower-alpha 2]			10,327
Qaem Shahr (city)	174,246	196,050	204,953
Kiakola District[lower-alpha 3]	17,914	18,324
Kiakola RD	4,217	4,422
Talarpey RD	6,333	6,211
Kiakola (city)	7,364	7,691
Total	293,721	320,741	309,199
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Qaem Shahr County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qa'em Shahr; also known as Ghaemshahr
2. Merger of several villages^[6]
3. Transferred to Simorgh County^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 May 2023). "Qaem Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
2. Including Simorgh County. Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
5. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (23 January 2013). "With some changes in the map of country divisions: Simorgh County was created in Mazandaran province". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
6. "Two new cities were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.