Mahmudabad () is a city in the
Central District of
Mahmudabad County,
Mazandaran
Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...
province,
Iran
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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The city is on the
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, ...
.
Mahmoudabad, which was once part of
Amol County and served as its port, has a humid subtropical climate with cool and humid winters. The history of the city goes back to 1889 when Haj Mohammad Hassan Khan began development efforts in the city during the reign of
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...
(1831–1896).
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 27,561 in 7,513 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 31,771 people in 9,572 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 31,844 people in 10,399 households.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Mazandaran province
Populated places in Mahmudabad County
Populated coastal places in Iran
Populated places on the Caspian Sea
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