Palangabad, Alborz Explained
| Official Name: | Palangabad |
| Native Name: | Persian: پلنگآباد |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alborz |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eshtehard |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Palangabad |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 35.7344°N 50.6222°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Palangabad (Persian: پلنگآباد) is a city in, and the capital of, Palangabad District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Palangabad Rural District.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,026 in 285 families, when it was a village in Palangabad Rural District of the former Eshtehard District of Karaj County, Tehran province.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,012 in 306 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[4] In 2012, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshtehard County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Palangabad District.[2] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]
After the census, Palangabad was elevated to the status of a city.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Palangabad, Eshtehard County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 16 August 2024. 16 August 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province. Notification 50868/T46965H. fa. Mohammad Reza. Rahimi. rc.majlis.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. The Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20130205054541/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/811810. Approved 17 March 1391. 2012. 5 February 2013. 21 August 2024.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Alborz province establishment law. fa. lamtakam.com. Notification 412/30588. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216152645/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290. Guardian Council. Larijani. Ali. 2010. Approved 16 April 1389. 16 December 2023. 21 August 2024.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141943/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx. Excel. 28 January 2020.
- News: Palangabad became a city. fa. jamaran.news. Islamic Republic News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324173458/https://www.jamaran.news/بخش-البرز-194/1271259-پلنگ-آباد-اشتهارد-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد. 7 October 2019. 24 March 2023. Ministry of the Interior. 11 November 2023.
