Arateh

Arateh is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bisheh Sar Rural District.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the former village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh) was 2,172 in 587 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,040 people in 632 households.

After the census, the village of Qadi Kola-ye Arateh was merged with Bur Kheyl-e Arateh, Juja Deh-e Arateh, Kafshgar Kola-ye Arateh, and Qasem Kheyl-e Arateh to become the city renamed Arateh. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,327 people in 3,301 households.