Fardis County

Not to be confused with Pardis County.

For the city, see Fardis. For the administrative division of this county, see Fardis Rural District.

Fardis County Persian: شهرستان فردیس
County
Fardis
Location of Fardis County in Alborz province (bottom, pink)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°44′47″N 50°58′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
Capital	Fardis
Districts	Central, Meshkin Dasht
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	271,829
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Fardis County (Persian: شهرستان فردیس) is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Fardis.[3][a]

History

In 2010, Karaj County was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.[4]

In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood[b] in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the county were separated from it in establishing Fardis County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each. The neighborhood was elevated to city status as Fardis and transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 271,829 in 86,619 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Fardis County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Fardis County Population

Administrative Divisions	2016[2]
Central District	188,129
Fardis RD	3,338
Vahdat RD	3,617
Fardis (city)[a]	181,174
Meshkin Dasht District	83,700
Farrokhabad RD	5,407
Meshkinabad RD	16,288
Meshkin Dasht (city)	62,005
Total	271,829
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Fardis County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly the Fardis neighborhood of the city of Karaj[3]
2. Became the city of Fardis[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 August 2024). "Fardis County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 July 2013) [Approved 29 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Alborz province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 84917/T49173H. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran.
4. Larijani, Ali (2010) [Approved 16 April 1389]. Alborz province establishment law. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Guardian Council. Notification 412/30588. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.