Lavasanat District

Lavasanat District
Persian: بخش لواسانات
District
Lavasanat District is located in Iran
Lavasanat District
Lavasanat District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°54′N 51°43′E / 35.900°N 51.717°E / 35.900; 51.717
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyShemiranat
Established1987
CapitalLavasan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
29,860
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lavasanat District (Persian: بخش لواسانات) is in Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lavasan.

History

During the Qajar era and early 20th century Lavasanat was the transit way between northern slopes of Elburz and Tehran with Great Lavasan (Lavasan-e Bozorg), Ammameh, Afjeh and Najarkala known as the most famous towns of Lavasanat.[citation needed]

Demographics

Language

The natives of the Lavasanat District are of Caspian origin. The local dialect, or vernacular, spoken by its natives is a mix of Persian and Caspian. In the village of Ira (as well as Veskara), this vernacular approaches Mazandarani.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,289 in 6,615 households. The following census in 2011 counted 25,376 people in 8,196 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 29,860 inhabitants in 10,138 households.

Administrative divisions

Lavasanat District Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Lavasan-e Bozorg RD3,8733,7526,034
Lavasan-e Kuchak RD2,9685,9185,680
Lavasan (city)15,44815,70618,146
Total22,28925,37629,860
RD = Rural District

See also

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 July 2025). "دهستان لواسان کوچک [Lavasan-e Kuchak Rural District], Lavasanat, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, 33431-81839, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "WP28+2M3 Afjeh, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 3 شهر و 2 بخش و 3 دهستان در شهرستان شمیرانات تابعه استان تهران شاهدشهر [‌Creation and formation of three cities, two districts, and three rural districts in Shemiranat County under Tehran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 0B4CF2DD-708C-4E3D-AA8E-165B4425697F. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Encyclopaedia Iranica 2017.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Tehran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

Sources