Māhānŝahr
Persian: ماهانشهر
City
Māhānŝahr is located in Iran
Māhānŝahr
Māhānŝahr
Coordinates: 35°44′54″N 50°54′09″E / 35.74833°N 50.90250°E / 35.74833; 50.90250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyKaraj
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Urban
119,418
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mahanshahr (Persian: ماهانشهر); also known as (Māhānŝahr) (Persian:محمدشهر), also Romanized as Moḩamadshahr[3] is one of the five cities in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Mohammadabad Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 83,126 in 21,071 households, when it was in Tehran province.[5] The 2016 census counted 119,418 people in 35,902 households,[2] by which time the county had separated from the province and become a part of recently established Alborz province.[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 March 2023). "Mohammadshahr, Karaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Mohammadshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10038340" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (11 November 1374). "The transformation and recognition of Kamalabad village, the center of Kamalabad Rural District, under the Central District of Karaj County in Tehran province, as Kamal Shahr". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Larijani, Ali (16 April 1389). "Alborz province establishment law". Lamtakam (in Persian). Guardian Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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