Central District (Qaem Shahr County)
{{Short description|District in Mazandaran province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Qaem Shahr County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان قائمشهر}}) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaem Shahr.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=14 January 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2024|id=Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K|access-date=14 January 2024}}
History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh merged with four other villages to form the city of Arateh.{{cite web|title=Two new cities were added to the map of national divisions|language=fa|website=dolat.ir|via=Secretariat of the Government Information Council|url=https://dolat.ir/detail/204465|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803151816/https://dolat.ir/detail/204465|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|archive-date=3 August 2020|date=7 June 1402|orig-date=Approved 4 August 2019|access-date=13 March 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 275,807 in 74,907 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran 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/02.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 302,417 people in 91,989 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 309,198 inhabitants in 102,949 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran 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_02.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=7 October 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Qaem Shahr County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 24,184 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,015 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,004 |
| Balatajan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 31,892 | style="text-align: right;"| 32,315 | style="text-align: right;"| 32,891 |
| Bisheh Sar RD | style="text-align: right;"| 14,058 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,797 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,401 |
| Kuhsaran RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,486 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,417 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,907 |
| Nowkand Kola RD | style="text-align: right;"| 25,941 | style="text-align: right;"| 27,823 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,715 |
| Arateh (city){{efn|Merger of several villages}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 10,327 |
| Qaem Shahr (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 174,246 | style="text-align: right;"| 196,050 | style="text-align: right;"| 204,953 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 275,807 | style="text-align: right;"| 302,417 | style="text-align: right;"| 309,198 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Mazandaran province
Category:Populated places in Qaem Shahr County
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