Ray County () is in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Its capital is the city of Ray.

History

After the 2006 National Census, villages were separated from the Central District in the formation of Khavaran District, which was divided into Khavaran-e Gharbi and Khavaran-e Sharqi Rural Districts. After the 2011 census, Qaleh Now Rural District and portions of Kahrizak Rural District were separated from Kahrizak District in the establishment of Qaleh Now District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District. After the 2016 census, the village of Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 292,016 in 71,711 households. The following census in 2011 counted 319,305 people in 85,445 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 349,700 in 96,996 households.

Administrative divisions

Ray County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Climate

According to the information of the State Meteorological Organization of Tehran province, the long-term average annual rainfall of Ray County is around 168.6 mm.

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References

{{Ray County, Iran, state=collapsed Ray County, Iran Counties of Tehran province