Palangabad District

Palangabad District

Persian: بخش پلنگاباد
Palangabad District Persian: بخش پلنگاباد
District
	Palangabad District
	Coordinates: 35°44′N 50°36′E / 35.733°N 50.600°E
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Eshtehard
Established	2012
Capital	Palangabad
Population (2016)
• Total	2,625
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Palangabad District (Persian: بخش پلنگاباد) is in Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Palangabad.^[3]

History

In 2010, Karaj County was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[5]

In 2012, Eshtehard District was separated from the county in establishing Eshtehard County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Eshtehard as its capital and only city at the time.^[3] The village of Palangabad was elevated to the status of a city in 2018.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 census, the district's population was 2,625 in 819 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Palangabad District Population
Administrative Divisions	2016^[4]
Jaru RD	1,407
Palangabad RD	1,218
Palangabad (city)^[a]
Total	2,625
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2025). "Palangabad, Palangabad RD, Palangabad District, Eshtehard County, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
^ "PHMX+8XQ Palangabad, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 June 2012) [۱۷/۳/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 17/3/1391) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 50868/ت46965ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 50868/T46965H]. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (29 July 2018) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1397/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبات وزارت کشورپیرامون تبدیل روستاهای مرکز بخش به شهر [‌Approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۸۷۹۷۹ [Notification Number 87979. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[7] Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2025). "Palangabad, Palangabad RD, Palangabad District, Eshtehard County, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 April 2025.

[2] "PHMX+8XQ Palangabad, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[Eshtehard_County_Establishment-3] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 June 2012) [۱۷/۳/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 17/3/1391) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 50868/ت46965ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 50868/T46965H]. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[2016_Alborz_Province-4] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[Alborz_Province_Establishment_Law-5] Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[City_Formation_from_Villages_in_Central_Districts-6] Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (29 July 2018) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1397/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبات وزارت کشورپیرامون تبدیل روستاهای مرکز بخش به شهر [‌Approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۸۷۹۷۹ [Notification Number 87979. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

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