Asara District
{{Short description|District in Alborz province, Iran}}
{{distinguish|Asara Rural District}}{{for|the city|Asara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
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| subdivision_name2 = Karaj
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Asara District ({{langx|fa|بخش آسارا}}) is in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Asara.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the creation and establishment of Asara District in Karaj County|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121766|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215221414/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121766|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=15 December 2023|access-date=15 December 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 7 May 1380|id=Proposal 1.4.42.75723}}
History
In 2009, three villages merged in the formation of the city of Asara.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the conversion of Asara village, the center of Asara District, from the functions of Karaj County in Tehran province, to the city|language=fa|website=Lamtakam|via=Lam ta Kam|id=Notification 216754/T40621K|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135787/تصویب+نامه+درخصوص+تبدیل+روستای+«+آسارا»+مرکز+بخش+آسارا+از+توابع+شهرستان+کرج+در+استان+تهران+به+شهر|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215221910/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135787/تصویب+نامه+درخصوص+تبدیل+روستای+«+آسارا»+مرکز+بخش+آسارا+از+توابع+شهرستان+کرج+در+استان+تهران+به+شهر|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=15 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 1 October 1386|date=2009|access-date=21 August 2024}} In 2010, the county was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.{{cite report|title=Alborz province establishment law|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|id=Notification 412/30588|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216152645/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290|publisher=Guardian Council|last=Larijani|first=Ali|date=2010|orig-date=Approved 16 April 1389|archive-date=16 December 2023|access-date=21 August 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 18,856 in 5,407 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 17,150 people in 5,977 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141943/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=28 January 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Asara District Population{{efn|As a part of Tehran province at the 2006 census}} | ||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2016 |
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| Adaran RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,995 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,679 |
| Asara RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,780 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,063 |
| Nesa RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,081 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,069 |
| Asara (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 1,339 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 18,856 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,150 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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References
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{{Alborz Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Karaj County}}
Category:Districts of Alborz province
Category:Populated places in Karaj County
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