Damavand County
Encyclopedia
Damavand County is a county
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

 in Tehran Province
Tehran Province
Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....

 in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Damavand. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 96,860, in 27,419 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Damavand County)
The Central District of Damavand County is a district in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69,829, in 27,419 families. The District has three cities: Damavand, Kilan, and Absard. The district was established in 1938 as Damavand District as part of...

 and Rudehen District
Rudehen District
Rudehen District is a district in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,031, in 7,776 families. The District has two cities: Rudehen and Abali. The district was established in 1996.-Subdivisions:...

. The county has five cities: Damavand, Rudehen, Abali
Abali
Abalı is a village in the municipality of Maqov in the Zaqatala Rayon of Azerbaijan....

, Kilan
Kilan
Kilan is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,038, in 913 families.The name Kilan means - according to its natives - Kingsplace....

, and Absard
Absard
Absard is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,865, in 2,438 families.The minimum and maximum temperature was -24°C in January-February and 37°C in July-August...

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Subdivisions

Damavand county is devided into 2 districts:
  • Central District
    Central District (Damavand County)
    The Central District of Damavand County is a district in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69,829, in 27,419 families. The District has three cities: Damavand, Kilan, and Absard. The district was established in 1938 as Damavand District as part of...

    • Damavand City
    • Kilan
      Kilan
      Kilan is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,038, in 913 families.The name Kilan means - according to its natives - Kingsplace....

       City
    • Absard
      Absard
      Absard is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,865, in 2,438 families.The minimum and maximum temperature was -24°C in January-February and 37°C in July-August...

       City
    • Tarrud Rural Agglomeration
      Tarrud Rural Agglomeration
      Tarrud is a rural Agglomeration in Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. It has 17 villages in its area....

    • Jam' Abrud Rural Agglomeration
      Jam' Abrud Rural Agglomeration
      Jam' Abrud is a rural Agglomeration in Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran....

    • Abarshiveh Rural Agglomeration
      Abarshiveh Rural Agglomeration
      Abarshiveh is a rural Agglomeration in Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. ....

  • Rudehen District
    Rudehen District
    Rudehen District is a district in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,031, in 7,776 families. The District has two cities: Rudehen and Abali. The district was established in 1996.-Subdivisions:...

    • Rudehen City
    • Abali
      Abali
      Abalı is a village in the municipality of Maqov in the Zaqatala Rayon of Azerbaijan....

       City
    • Abali Rural Agglomeration
      Abali Rural Agglomeration
      Abali is a rural Agglomeration in Rudehen District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran....

    • Mehrabad Rural Agglomeration
      Mehrabad Rural Agglomeration (Damavand)
      Mehrabad is a rural Agglomeration in Rudehen District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran....


History of subdivision

It was separated from Tehran County
Tehran County
Tehran County is a county in Tehran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Tehran. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 7,882,843, in 2,313,002 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kan District, and Aftab District...

 in 1946 in Markazi Province
Markazi Province
Markazi Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian. Markazi lies in western Iran. Its capital is Arak. Its population is estimated at 1.35 million...

 (Known as Second Province at that time). Then in 1976 after the dissolution of Markazi Province
Markazi Province
Markazi Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian. Markazi lies in western Iran. Its capital is Arak. Its population is estimated at 1.35 million...

 it joined General Governorship of Semnan to form Semnan Province
Semnan Province
Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of...

. In 1978 it joined the government controlled region of Capital City
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

 to form Tehran Province
Tehran Province
Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....

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