Damavand County should not be confused with Damghan County.
Damavand County | |
Native Name: | fa|شهرستان دماوند |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranTehran-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Tehran province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tehran |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Damavand |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Rudehen |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 125480 |
Coordinates: | 35.6333°N 65°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Elevation M: | 2000 |
Damavand County (fa|شهرستان دماوند) is in Tehran province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Damavand.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 96,860 in 27,419 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 100,690 people in 30,060 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 125,480 in 39,373 households.[5]
According to the information of the State Meteorological Organization of Iran, the long-term average annual rainfall of Damavand is around 377.6 mm.[6]
Damavand County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central District | 69,829 | 71,359 | 84,375 | |
10,059 | 11,492 | 11,567 | ||
4,773 | 4,878 | 4,635 | ||
5,661 | 5,491 | 6,263 | ||
Absard (city) | 9,865 | 9,202 | 10,648 | |
Damavand (city) | 36,433 | 37,315 | 48,380 | |
Kilan (city) | 3,038 | 2,981 | 2,882 | |
Rudehen District | 27,031 | 29,330 | 41,104 | |
2,047 | 2,537 | 2,902 | ||
2,842 | 2,794 | 6,911 | ||
Abali (city) | 2,607 | 2,522 | 2,758 | |
Rudehen (city) | 19,535 | 21,477 | 28,533 | |
Total | 96,860 | 100,690 | 125,480 | |