Shahriar, Tehran province explained

Shahriar
Native Name:fa|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 (fa|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. . 23 September 2024. 23 September 2024. fa.
  2. 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. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20141130203728/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113026. Habibi. Hassan. 30 November 2014. Notification 8416/T133K. Approved 21 June 1369. 10 December 2014. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political 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. 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.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, 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. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.