Pakdasht County

Not to be confused with Poldasht County.

For the city, see Pakdasht.

Pakdasht County (Persian: شهرستان پاکدشت) is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Pakdasht.^[3] Pakdasht is a center of flower production in Iran. About 800,000 hectares of greenhouses for producing flowers exist in this area.^{[citation needed]}

Pakdasht County Persian: شهرستان پاکدشت
County
The city of Pakdasht
Location of Pakdasht County in Tehran province (center right, green)
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°29′N 51°46′E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
Established	1997[3]
Capital	Districts
Districts	Central, Sharifabad
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	350,966
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Pakdasht County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206101" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

The village of Ferunabad was converted to a city in 2010.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 240,841 in 61,234 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 291,397 people in 81,402 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 350,966 in 103,542 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Pakdasht County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[4]
Central District	203,050	249,456	286,528
Ferunabad RD	17,065	5,723	6,136
Filestan RD	14,622	16,147	15,926
Hesar-e Amir RD[a]	45,082	6,659	6,465
Ferunabad (city)		14,437	21,682
Pakdasht (city)	126,281	206,490	236,319
Sharifabad District	37,791	41,941	64,433
Jamalabad RD	12,718	13,426	29,684
Karimabad RD[b]	7,325	6,933	7,106
Sharifabad RD	8,878	9,250	9,362
Sharifabad (city)	8,870	12,332	18,281
Total	240,841	291,397	350,966
RD = Rural District

Climate

According to the information of the State Meteorological Organization of Iran, the long-term average annual rainfall of Pakdasht is around 153.2 mm^[8]

See also

Media related to Pakdasht County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Behnampazuki-ye Shomali Rural District^[3]
2. Formerly Behnamsokhteh-e Shomali Rural District^[3]