Qaem Shahr 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 Mazandaran Province

Mazandaran Province

Mazandaran Province is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. Located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it is bordered clockwise by the Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan provinces....

 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 center of the county is Qaem Shahr. The city was previously known as Ali-ÂbÂd. With the Pahlavi dynasty, the city changed its name to Shahi in honor of Reza Shah, who was born in Alasht, a village close to Ali-Âbâd. The county has been renamed to Qa'em Shahr after the 1979 revolution. Qaemshahr is located in the junction of the two major transit roads of Haraz and Firûzkûh, which connect Mazandaran to the capital of Iran, Tehran

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...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 293,721, in 79,707 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District

Central District (Qaem Shahr County)

The Central District of Qaem Shahr County is a district in Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 275,807, in 74,907 families. The District has one city: Qaem Shahr....

 and Kiakola District

Kiakola District

Kiakola District is a district in Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17,914, in 4,800 families. The District has one city: Kiakola....

. The county has two cities: Qaem Shahr and Kiakola

Kiakola

Kiakola is a city in and the capital of Kiakola District, in Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,364, in 1,980 families....

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