Qaem Shahr County () is in

Mazandaran Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...

province, Iran. Its capital is the city of

Qaem Shahr Qaem Shahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Originally known as Ŝâhi was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city ...

History

The city was previously known as Aliabad. With the Pahlavi dynasty, the city changed its name to Shahi in honor of Reza Shah, who was born in Alasht, a village close by. The county was renamed to Qaem Shahr after the 1979 revolution. Qaemshahr is located in the junction of the two major transit roads of Haraz and Firûzkûh, which connect

to the capital of Iran,

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. After the 2011 National Census,

Kiakola District Kiakola District () is a former administrative division of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Kiakola. History After the 2011 National Census, the district was separated from the cou ...

was separated from the county in the establishment of

Simorgh County Simorgh County () is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kiakola. History In 2013, Kiakola District Kiakola District () is a former administrative division of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Mazandaran pro ...

. The village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh merged with four other villages to form the city of

Arateh Arateh () is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bisheh Sar Rural District. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population ...

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 293,721 in 79,707 households. The following census in 2011 counted 320,741 people in 97,552 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 309,199 in 102,950 households.

Administrative divisions

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

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