Shahriar, Tehran province explained

Shahriar
Native Name:Persian: شهريار
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tehran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shahriar
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:309607
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shahriar (Persian: شهريار;) is a city in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]

History

The Municipality of Shahriar was established in 1953, in which the population of the city was 5,000.

On 8 January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down near the city, killing all 176 people on board.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 189,120 in 24,039 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 249,473 people in 75,014 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,607 people in 97,570 households.[6]

Transportation

See also: Shahriar Municipality and Suburbs Bus Organization. The city is served by buses from the municipal-run Shahriar Municipality and Suburbs Bus Organization, connecting the city to Tehran and Karaj, while also serving a group of smaller surrounding towns.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shahriar, Shahriar County . . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: 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 . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20141130203728/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113026 . Habibi . Hassan . 30 November 2014 . 21 June 1369 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . 16 December 2023.
  3. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8KV (WL) UR-PSR Sabashahr. Ranter. Harro. aviation-safety.net. 2020-01-08.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 23 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 23 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120190153/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Tehran.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 23 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171617/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_23.xlsx . Excel . 12 December 2021.