Palangabad, Alborz

Coordinates: 35°44′04″N 50°37′20″E / 35.73444°N 50.62222°E / 35.73444; 50.62222
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For the administrative divisions, see Palangabad District and Palangabad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Palangabad.

Palangabad
Persian: پلنگآباد
City
Palangabad is located in Iran
Palangabad
Palangabad
Coordinates: 35°44′04″N 50°37′20″E / 35.73444°N 50.62222°E / 35.73444; 50.62222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyEshtehard
DistrictPalangabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,012
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Palangabad (Persian: پلنگآباد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Palangabad District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Palangabad Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,026 in 285 families, when it was a village in Palangabad Rural District of the former Eshtehard District of Karaj County, Tehran province.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,012 in 306 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[6] In 2012, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshtehard County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Palangabad District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, Palangabad was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Palangābād; also known as Qelīchābād[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 August 2024). "Palangabad, Eshtehard County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province". amar.org.ir (Amar) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Palangabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077685" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (10 June 2012). "Eshtehard County was added to the map of national divisions; with some changes in the geography of the two provinces". dolat.ir (Secretariat of the Government Information Council) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province". amar.org.ir (Amar) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Larijani, Ali (16 April 1389). "Alborz province establishment law". lamtakam.com (Lam to Kam) (in Persian). Guardian Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Palangabad became a city". jamaran.news (Jamaran Information and News Base) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2014.


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