Qaem Shahr County

Qaem Shahr County
Persian: شهرستان قائم‌شهر
Location of Qaem Shahr County in Mazandaran province (center right, green)
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°28′N 52°52′E / 36.467°N 52.867°E / 36.467; 52.867[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalQaem Shahr
DistrictsCentral
Area
 • Total
458.50 km2 (177.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
309,199
 • Density674.37/km2 (1,746.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Qaem Shahr County (Persian: شهرستان قائم‌شهر)[a] is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaem Shahr.[5]

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.

In 2010, the village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh merged with four other villages to form the city of Arateh.[6] In 2012, Kiakola District was separated from the county in the establishment of Simorgh County.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 293,721 in 79,707 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 320,741 people in 97,552 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 309,199 in 102,950 households.[4]

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[8] 2011[9] 2016[4]
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

See also

Media related to Qaem Shahr County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qa'em Shahr; also known as Ghaemshahr
  2. ^ Merger of several villages[6]
  3. ^ Transferred to Simorgh County[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 October 2024). "Qaem Shahr, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ "FV88+MM7 Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/08/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای قادیکلا ارطه مرکز دهستان بیشه سر بخش مرکزی شهرستان قائم‌شهر به شهر [‌Approval regarding the conversion of Qadi Kola village, the center of Bisheh Sar Rural District, Central District of Qaem Shahr County, into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 57275/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/9/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 121434/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.