Fardis County

Fardis County
Persian: شهرستان فردیس
Location of Fardis County in Alborz province (bottom, pink)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°45′N 50°58′E / 35.750°N 50.967°E / 35.750; 50.967[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
Established2013[3]
CapitalFardis
DistrictsCentral, Meshkin Dasht
Area
 • Total
76 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
271,829
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Fardis County (Persian: شهرستان فردیس) is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fardis.[3][a]

History

In 2010, Karaj County was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.[5]

In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood[b] in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the county were separated from it in establishing Fardis County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each. The neighborhood was elevated to city status as Fardis and transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 271,829 in 86,619 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Fardis County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Fardis County Population
Administrative Divisions 2016[4]
Central District 188,129
Fardis RD 3,338
Vahdat RD 3,617
Fardis (city)[a] 181,174
Meshkin Dasht District 83,700
Farrokhabad RD 5,407
Meshkinabad RD 16,288
Meshkin Dasht (city) 62,005
Total 271,829
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Fardis County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ a b Formerly the Fardis neighborhood of the city of Karaj[3]
  2. ^ Became the city of Fardis[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2025). "District 1, Fardis, Fardis Central District, Fardis County, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ "QX28+2MV Fardis, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 July 2013) [۱۰/۴/۱۳۹۲ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 10/4/1392) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ۸۴۹۱۷/ت۴۹۱۷۳ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 84917/T49173H]. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ^ Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.