District 22 (Tehran)

District 22 (Persian: منطقه ۲۲, also romanized as Mantaqe ye Bist-o-Dow), also known as Municipality of District 22, is one of 22 central districts of Tehran County in Tehran Province, Iran.

District 22
Mantaqe ye Bist-o-Dow (منطقه بیست و دو)
Aerial photographs of District 22
Coordinates: 35.7492447°N 51.1228051°E / 35.7492447; 51.1228051
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran Province
CountyTehran County
Government
  MayorAli Nozarpour
Area
  Total6,030 ha (14,900 acres)
Population
  Total128,985

As of 2010 census, its population was 128,958, in 38,136 families.

Municipality of District 22 has 4 regions and 9 quarters and provides services to the public and does its organizational tasks. One of the neighborhoods in the district is known as the Olympic Village, which comprises the athletes village built for the 1974 Asian Games, held in Tehran.

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