Ray County, Iran

Ray County^[a] (Persian: شهرستان ری) is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ray.^[3]

Ray County Persian: شهرستان ری
County
Sacred Defense Cinema Town in Ray County
Location of Ray County in Tehran province (bottom, purple)
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°22′N 51°17′E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
Established	1986[3]
Capital	Ray
Districts	Central, Fashapuyeh, Kahrizak, Khavaran, Qaleh Now
Area
• Total	2,205.1 km2 (851.4 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	349,700
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

In 2009, villages were separated from the Central District in the formation of Khavaran District, which was divided into Khavaran-e Gharbi and Khavaran-e Sharqi Rural Districts.^[8]

In 2012, Qaleh Now Rural District and portions of Kahrizak Rural District were separated from Kahrizak District in the establishment of Qaleh Now District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District.^[9] In 2018, the village of Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh was converted to a city.^[10]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 292,016 in 71,711 households.^[11] The following census in 2011 counted 319,305 people in 85,445 households.^[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 349,700 in 96,996 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Ray County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[11]	2011[12]	2016[4]
Central District	133,066	93,006	84,577
Azimiyeh RD	65,133	61,810	55,564
Ghaniabad RD	67,933	31,196	29,013
Fashapuyeh District	29,343	38,311	55,642
Hasanabad RD	5,033	4,909	2,777
Koleyn RD	3,859	5,543	8,943
Hasanabad (city)	20,451	27,859	43,922
Kahrizak District	129,607	140,177	124,704
Kahrizak RD	35,213	38,919	21,789
Qaleh Now RD	33,115	29,072
Baqershahr (city)	52,575	59,091	65,388
Kahrizak (city)	8,704	13,095	37,527
Khavaran District		47,811	46,765
Khavaran-e Gharbi RD		7,409	7,419
Khavaran-e Sharqi RD		40,402	39,346
Qaleh Now District			38,009
Chaleh Tarkhan RD			14,299
Qaleh Now RD			23,710
Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh (city)[b]
Total	292,016	319,305	349,700
RD = Rural District

Climate

According to the information of the State Meteorological Organization of Tehran province, the long-term average annual rainfall of Ray County is around 168.6 mm.^[13]

See also

Media related to Ray County, Iran at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. According to the Iranian Chamber Society, the correct spelling of the city in both English and Persian is "Ray," (with an "a" vowel sound) though variations in spelling also exist.^[5] The city university also uses the spelling "Ray" ("Azad University, Shahr-e-Ray")^[6] as does the Encyclopædia Iranica published by Columbia University.^[7]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[10]