Karaj County
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Karaj 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 Alborz Province 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 Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,709,481, in 472,365 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Karaj County)
The Central District of Karaj County is a district in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,667,024, in 460,242 families. The District has six cities: Karaj, Mahdasht, Kamal Shahr, Mohammadshahr, Garmdarreh, and Meshkin Dasht....

, Asara District
Asara District
Asara District is a district in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 18,856, in 5,407 families. The District has one city: Asara....

, and Eshtehard District
Eshtehard District
Eshtehard District is a district in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,601, in 6,716 families. The District has one city: Eshtehard....

. The county has eight cities: Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...

, Asara
Asara
Asara is a city in and the capital of Asara District, in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,030, in 282 families; Asara village alone had a population of 430, in 125 families....

, Eshtehard
Eshtehard
Eshtehard , also Romanized as Īshtahābād) is a city in and the capital of Eshtehard District, in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,988, in 4,813 families....

, Garmdarreh
Garmdarreh
Garmdarreh is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,738, in 3,329 families....

, Kamal Shahr
Kamal Shahr
Kamal Shahr , also Romanized as Kamālābād) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 80,435, in 20,940 families....

, Mahdasht
Mahdasht
Mahdasht , also Romanized as Mardābād) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,100, in 10,760 families....

, Meshkin Dasht
Meshkin Dasht
Meshkin Dasht is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,696, in 11,171 families....

, and Mohammadshahr
Mohammadshahr
Mohammadshahr , also Romanized as Moḩammadābād) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 83,126, in 21,071 families....

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