Tonekabon County (Persian: شهرستان تنکابن) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tonekabon.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Abbasabad District was separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Abbasabad as its capital.

Additionally, the city of Shirud was established upon the merger of 19 villages.

In 2019, Baladeh-ye Sharqi Rural District was established in Khorramabad District. Do Hezar Rural District and Seh Hezar Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Kuhestan District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 193,428 in 55,318 households. The following census in 2011 counted 153,940 people in 48,845 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 166,132 in 56,636 households.

Administrative divisions

Tonekabon County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Tonekabon County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	85,739	88,947	99,190
Goli Jan RD	34,341	24,342	23,643
Mir Shams ol Din RD	8,270	8,838	8,736
Shirud (city)		10,429	11,377
Tonekabon (city)	43,128	45,338	55,434
Abbasabad District	45,589
Kelarabad RD	8,445
Langarud RD	10,839
Abbasabad (city)	11,256
Kelarabad (city)	5,457
Salman Shahr (city)	9,592
Khorramabad District	37,517	40,263	41,006
Baladeh RD	25,099	26,330	25,830
Baladeh-ye Sharqi RD
Do Hezar RD	1,494	2,789	2,326
Seh Hezar RD	988	2,030	1,308
Khorramabad (city)	9,936	9,114	11,542
Kuhestan District
Do Hezar RD
Miyandaman RD
Seh Hezar RD
Nashta District	24,583	24,730	25,935
Katra RD	8,032	8,140	8,147
Tameshkol RD	10,714	10,948	11,394
Nashtarud (city)	5,837	5,642	6,394
Total	193,428	153,940	166,132
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Tonekabon County at Wikimedia Commons

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