Arateh

Arateh is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bisheh Sar Rural District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 2,172 in 587 households, when it was in Bisheh Sar Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,040 people in 632 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,327 people in 3,301 households, by which time the village had merged with Abu Kheyl-e Arateh, Bur Kheyl-e Arateh, Juja Deh-e Arateh, Kafshgar Kola-ye Arateh, and Qasem Kheyl-e Arateh to become the city of Arateh.