Tehran County
{{Short description|County in Tehran province, Iran}}
{{for|the city|Tehran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Tehran County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان تهران}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption = Location of Tehran County in Tehran province (top, yellow)
| map_caption1 = Location of Tehran province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Tehran
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Tehran
|parts_type = Districts
| parts_style = para
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| p1 = Central
| p2 = Aftab
| p3 = Kan
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|area_total_km2 = 1300.3
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 8737510
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|35|45|N|51|25|E|dim:30km|display=inline,title}}
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|timezone = IRST
|utc_offset = +3:30
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{{Historical populations
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Excluding areas part of the county during previous censuses
|1940|540087|1956|1512082|1966|2719730|10=8189791|11=2016|13=|14=|9=2011|8=7892340|2006|12=8737510}}
Tehran County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان تهران}}) is in Tehran province of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran.{{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 the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|access-date=16 December 2023}} Greater Tehran is situated mostly in the county, the most populous in Iran.
History
After the 2011 National Census, most of the Central District outside the city of Tehran was separated from the county in the establishment of Pardis County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding national divisions in Tehran province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826309|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601234020/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826309|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=1 June 2013|orig-date=Approved 10 September 1391|date=c. 2013|id=Notification 197210/T46590AH|access-date=23 November 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 7,882,843 in 2,313,002 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 following census in 2011 counted 8,293,140 people in 2,637,704 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran 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/Tehran.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120190153/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Tehran.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 8,737,510 in 2,924,208 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran 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_23.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171617/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_23.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=12 December 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
Tehran County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Tehran County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 7,796,431 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,262,262 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,699,284 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Siyahrud RD{{efn|Most transferred to Pardis County}} | style="text-align: right;"| 16,837 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,503 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,578 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bumahen (city){{efn|name=fn1|Transferred to Pardis County}} | style="text-align: right;"| 43,004 | style="text-align: right;"| 53,451 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Pardis (city){{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| 25,360 | style="text-align: right;"| 37,257 | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Tehran (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 7,711,230 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,154,051 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,693,706 |
| Aftab District | style="text-align: right;"| 22,898 | style="text-align: right;"| 28,402 | style="text-align: right;"| 32,630 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Aftab RD | style="text-align: right;"| 14,847 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,117 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,626 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khalazir RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,051 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,285 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,004 |
| Kan District | style="text-align: right;"| 63,514 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,469 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,013 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sulqan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 63,514 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,469 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,013 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 7,882,843 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,293,140 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,737,510 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{Authority control}}
{{Tehran Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Tehran County|state=collapsed}}