Karaj County

For the city, see Karaj. For other uses for a similar name, see Karaj.

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

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	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Karaj County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206117" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

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.

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

See also

Media related to Karaj County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Became the city of Fardis^[8]
2. As a part of Tehran province at the 2006 census
3. Transferred to Fardis County^[8]
4. Transferred to Eshtehard County^[7]