Qods County

Qods County (Persian: شهرستان قدس) is in Tehran province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Qods.

Qods County
شهرستان قدس
County
Location of Qods County in Tehran province
Location of Qods County in Tehran province
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°42′03″N 51°06′23″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CapitalQods
DistrictsCentral
Area
  Total81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total316,636
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Qods District of Shahriar County) was 237,077 in 62,355 households.[2] It was separated from Shahriar County. The following census in 2011 counted 290,663 people in 85,169 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to become Qods County.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 316,636 in 96,682 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Qods County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows one district, two rural districts, and one city.[4]

Qods County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District237,077290,663316,631
Danesh Rural District4,7994,3573,889
Haft Juy Rural District2,9242,7893,137
Qods (city)229,354283,517309,605
Total237,077290,663316,636
1As a part of Shahriar County at the 2006 census

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (15 March 2023). "Qods County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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