Qaem Shahr County Persian:شهرستان قائمشهر | |
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 Location of Qaem Shahr County in Mazandaran province (center right, green) | |
 Location of Mazandaran province in Iran | |
| Coordinates:36°28′N52°52′E / 36.467°N 52.867°E /36.467; 52.867[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| Capital | Qaem Shahr |
| Districts | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 458.50 km2 (177.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 309,199 |
| • Density | 674.37/km2 (1,746.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Qaem Shahr County (Persian:شهرستان قائمشهر)[a] is inMazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city ofQaem Shahr.[4]
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 connectMazandaran to the capital of Iran,Tehran.
After the 2011 National Census,Kiakola District was separated from the county in the establishment ofSimorgh County.[5] The village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh merged with four other villages to form the city ofArateh.[6]
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]
Qaem Shahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[3] |
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| 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)[b] | 10,327 | ||
| Qaem Shahr (city) | 174,246 | 196,050 | 204,953 |
| Kiakola District[c] | 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 | |||
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