Alborz province

Alborz province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj, which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in terms of area.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the districts that were later to form the province had a population of 2,053,233. The first census after the creation of Alborz province counted 2,412,513 people in 2011. According to the census of 2016, the population had increased to 2,712,400 people, of whom 92.6% lived in urban areas. The majority of the population of Alborz identify as ethnic Persians.

Administrative divisions


The population history and structural changes of Alborz province's administrative divisions over two censuses are shown in the following table.

Cities
According to the 2016 census, 2,512,737 people (over 92% of the population of Alborz Province) live in the following cities:

Transportation

 * Metro: Tehran Metro is connected with Karaj through Line 5 (dark green). There are 3 metro stations in the province: Karaj, Mohammadshahr, and Golshahr. The other line from Golshahr to Hashtgerd for 25 kilometers long and has the capacity of transporting 250,000 passengers daily.
 * Train: All trains that connect Tehran with the western parts of Iran and those that go to Turkey, pass through Karaj and most of them stop at Karaj railway station.
 * Bus: Karaj is on Free Way 2, which connects Tehran and Tabriz.
 * Shared Taxi: Several shared taxi (savari) stations offer the possibility to come from Tehran to different parts of Alborz province. The stations are located in Vanak, Tajrish, Enghelab, and Azadi. Their price varies from 40,000 to 50,000 rials, depending on their routes.