Amol County

Amol County (Persian: شهرستان آمل) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Amol.

Amol County
Persian: شهرستان آمل
County
Location of Amol County in Mazandaran province (center, green)
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°11′N 52°08′E
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
Established1946
CapitalAmol
DistrictsCentral, Dabudasht, Dasht-e Sar, Emamzadeh Abdollah, Larijan
Government
  GovernorAhmad Monfared
  MPReza Hajipour
Area
  Total4,374 km2 (1,689 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total401,639
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Ethnic groupsMazandarani
LanguageMazandarani, Persian

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 343,747 in 93,194 households. The following census in 2011 counted 370,774 people in 112,297 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 401,639 in 133,034 households.

Amol's neighbour counties are Babol in the east, Mahmudabad in the north, Babolsar in the northeast, Nur in the west in Mazandaran province, and Tehran province in the south.

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