Pakdasht

"Palesht" redirects here. For the administrative division of Tehran province, see Pakdasht County. For the village in Kermanshah province, see Palesht.

Pakdasht Persian: پاكدشت
City
Park in the city of Pakdasht
Pakdasht
Coordinates: 35°28′58″N 51°40′53″E / 35.48278°N 51.68139°E / 35.48278; 51.68139[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Pakdasht
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	236,319
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Pakdasht (Persian: پاكدشت)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Pakdasht County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[5] and the district. In 1989, the village of Pakdasht merged with the villages of Mamazan (مامازن) and Quheh (قوهه).^[6]

Demographics

Population

Population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1956	1,704	—
1966	2,668	+56.6%
1976	5,459	+104.6%
1986	18,308	+235.4%
1991	33,273	+81.7%
1996	49,220	+47.9%
2006	126,281[8]	+156.6%
2011	206,490[9]	+63.5%
2016	236,319[3]	+14.4%
Source: [7]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 126,281 in 32,625 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 206,490 people in 58,257 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 236,319 people in 70,220 households.^[3]

See also

Media related to Pakdasht at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Pākdasht; also known as Palasht, Palesht, Palishth, Pol Dasht, and Polasht^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 September 2024). "شهرک دانشگاه, شهرک شهدا ظفر [University Town, Zafar Martyrs Town], Pakdasht, Pakdasht Central District, Pakdasht County, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
2. "FMMJ+4H6 Mamazand, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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.
4. Pakdasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10801606" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Habibi, Hassan (22 January 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/11/03 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تاسیس چند دهستان و بخش در استان تهران [‌Creation and establishment of several rural districts and districts in Tehran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] AD1CBD43-A154-4406-93D6-41B064A820E9. شماره دوره [Course number] 76. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
6. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (27 April 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/02/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستاهای پاکدشت و مامازن و قوهه به یک عنصر تقسیماتی به نام روستای پاکدشت [‌Conversion of Pakdasht, Mamazan and Quheh villages into a divisional element called Pakdasht village]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 186435E3-B727-4E7E-9339-49EF5B55FBCF. شماره دوره [Course number] 68. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
7. "Cities with a population of 100,000 and more (1956-2006 census)" (XLS). irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran data portal. p. 1. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
8. 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.
9. 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.