Karaj County
{{Short description|County in Alborz province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the city|Karaj|other uses for a similar name|Karaj (disambiguation){{!}}Karaj}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Karaj County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان کرج}}
|settlement_type = County
|image_skyline = Karaj, winter.jpg
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|image_caption = Karaj in winter
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| map_caption = Location of Karaj County in Alborz province (right, green)
| map_caption1 = Location of Alborz province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Alborz
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Karaj
|parts_type = Districts
| parts_style = para
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| p1 = Central
| p2 = Asara
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|area_total_km2 = 1419
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 1973470
|population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|35|58|N|51|05|E|dim:30km|display=inline,title}}
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|timezone = IRST
|utc_offset = +3:30
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Karaj County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان کرج}}) is in Alborz province, Iran.{{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}} Its capital is the city of Karaj.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130203728/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113026|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=30 November 2014|id=Notification 8416/T133K|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=10 December 2014|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|access-date=16 December 2023}}
History
In 2009, three villages merged in forming 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 separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.
In 2012, Eshtehard District was separated from the county in establishing Eshtehard County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province|id=Notification 50868/T46965H|language=fa|first=Mohammad Reza|last=Rahimi|website=rc.majlis.ir|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|via=The Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/811810|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205054541/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/811810|orig-date=Approved 17 March 1391|date=2012|archive-date=5 February 2013|access-date=21 August 2024}} In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood{{efn|Became the city of Fardis}} in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the county were separated from it to establish Fardis County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding country divisions in Alborz province|id=Notification 84917/T49173H|language=fa|first=Mohammad Reza|last=Rahimi|website=rc.majlis.ir|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|via=The Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/851135|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726233855/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/851135|orig-date=Approved 29 March 1392|date=1 July 2013|archive-date=26 July 2013|access-date=21 August 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 1,709,481 in 472,365 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 county as 1,973,470 in 623,801 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=
Karaj County's population history and administrative structure over two censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Karaj County Population{{efn|As a part of Tehran province at the 2006 census}} | ||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 1,667,024 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,956,267 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Garmdarreh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 544 | style="text-align: right;"| 221 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kamalabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,836 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,892 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mohammadabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 22,099 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,939 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Garmdarreh (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 12,738 | style="text-align: right;"| 22,726 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kamal Shahr (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 80,435 | style="text-align: right;"| 141,669 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Karaj (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 1,377,450 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,592,492 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mahdasht (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 43,100 | style="text-align: right;"| 62,910 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Meshkin Dasht (city){{efn|Transferred to Fardis County}} | style="text-align: right;"| 43,696 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mohammadshahr (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 83,126 | style="text-align: right;"| 119,418 |
| Asara District | style="text-align: right;"| 18,856 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,150 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Adaran RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,995 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,679 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Asara RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,780 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,063 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nesa RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,081 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,069 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Asara (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 1,339 |
| Eshtehard District{{efn|Transferred to Eshtehard County}} | style="text-align: right;"| 23,601 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Palangabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,613 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Eshtehard (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 16,988 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 1,709,481 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,973,470 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
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