Alborz County () is in

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province,

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. Its capital is the city of

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History

The village of Sharifabad was converted to the city of Sharifiyeh in 2007.

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rose to city status in 2022.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 182,046 in 47,046 households. The following census in 2011 counted 203,276 people in 59,174 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 242,865 in 75,922 households.

Administrative divisions

Alborz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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