Tehran metropolis
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Greater Tehran تهران بزرگ |
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| کلانشهر تهران · Tehran Metropolis | |
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[[File:|Azadi Tower|266px]]
    .JPG)  Clockwise from top: Azadi Tower, Shemiran, Ab o Atash Park, seen from Modarres Expressway, Shams ol Emareh, Ferdows Garden, and Milad Tower seen from Parkway.
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 Greater Tehran
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| Coordinates: 35°41′46″N 51°25′23″E / 35.69611°N 51.42306°ECoordinates: 35°41′46″N 51°25′23″E / 35.69611°N 51.42306°E | |
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 Iran
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| Province | Tehran |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 730 km2 (280 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 9,500 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 to 1,980 m (3,900 to 6,470 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,846,782 |
| • Metro | 15,000,000 |
| • Population Rank in Iran | 1st |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+03:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
| Area code(s) | 021 |
| Website | www.tehran.ir |
Greater Tehran is the urban agglomeration around Tehran that covers central part of Tehran Province and eastern part of Alborz Province. that covers the contiguous cities of Tehran, Ray, Shemiranat, and other areas.
As of 2012, Greater Tehran hosts a population of close to 14 million residents. Data of 2016 census shows the population of 13.3m in Tehran Province (only ~0.2m of them are outside of Tehran and suburban counties) and 2.2m in [Karaj County] and [Fardis] combined. This allow to estimate that the population of Tehran agglomeration was about 15m people in 2016.
Greater Tehran as agglomeration should not be mixed with the followings:
There is no exact definition of Tehran agglomeration borders and composition. Beside Tehran County, also Shemiranat County, Rey County, Eslamshahr County, Pakdasht County, Robat-Karim County, Varamin County, Shahriar County, Qods County, Malard County, Pishva County and Baharestan County in Tehran Province and also Karaj County and probably even Nazarabad County and Savojbolagh County in Alborz Province can be regarded as parts of the agglonmeration.
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