Buin Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئینزهرا) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Buin Zahra.[3]
Buin Zahra County
Persian: شهرستان بوئینزهرا | |
|---|---|
 Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink) | |
 Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′30″N 49°59′00″E / 35.84167°N 49.98333°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| Capital | Buin Zahra |
| Districts | Central, Dashtabi, Ramand, Shal |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 122,994 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
editAfter the 2011 National Census, Abgarm and Avaj Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[4]
After the 2016 census, the village of Esmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.[5]
Demographics
editLanguage
editThe majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks,[6] [7][8][9][10][11] but a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Danesfahan and Sagezabad.[12]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.[13] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.[14] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 122,994 in 36,814 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
editBuin Zahra County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[13] | 2011[14] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 49,649 | 53,887 | 55,500 |
| Sagezabad RD | 5,672 | 5,482 | 5,635 |
| Zahray-ye Bala RD | 14,228 | 15,225 | 14,023 |
| Zahray-ye Pain RD | 8,948 | 9,530 | 9,527 |
| Buin Zahra (city) | 15,848 | 18,210 | 20,823 |
| Esmatabad (city)[a] | |||
| Sagezabad (city) | 4,953 | 5,440 | 5,492 |
| Abgarm District[b] | 15,823 | 16,936 | |
| Abgarm RD | 5,154 | 4,873 | |
| Kharaqan-e Sharqi RD | 5,478 | 6,065 | |
| Abgarm (city) | 5,191 | 5,998 | |
| Avaj District[b] | 22,273 | 26,611 | |
| Hesar-e Valiyeasr RD | 9,050 | 10,212 | |
| Kharaqan-e Gharbi RD | 2,081 | 3,076 | |
| Shahidabad RD | 7,447 | 7,714 | |
| Avaj (city) | 3,695 | 5,609 | |
| Dashtabi District | 24,139 | 25,170 | 25,169 |
| Dashtabi-ye Gharbi RD | 9,753 | 10,447 | 9,916 |
| Dashtabi-ye Sharqi RD | 9,554 | 9,600 | 10,210 |
| Ardaq (city) | 4,832 | 5,123 | 5,043 |
| Ramand District | 18,054 | 18,547 | 19,087 |
| Ebrahimabad RD | 4,028 | 4,209 | 4,473 |
| Ramand-e Jonubi RD | 5,339 | 4,793 | 5,180 |
| Danesfahan (city) | 8,687 | 9,545 | 9,434 |
| Shal District | 23,935 | 23,572 | 23,238 |
| Qaleh Hashem RD | 4,873 | 4,218 | 3,765 |
| Zeynabad RD | 3,958 | 4,358 | 4,183 |
| Shal (city) | 15,104 | 14,996 | 15,290 |
| Total | 153,873 | 164,723 | 122,994 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
Overview
editBuin Zahra is famous for pistachio and boasts many pistachio gardens. The main street in capital(Buin-Zahra) is Vali Asr St.
Azad University of Buin-Zahra is also located in this city about ten minutes from City Center.
One of the tourist attraction in this area is "Mehregan Town" which is located in north of Buin-Zahra, 14 minutes from Buin-Zahra Square.
Earthquakes
editThe area was devastated by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.
In popular culture
editJalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.
See also
edit
Media related to Buin Zahra County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 121469/17169K. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ a b "The approval letter regarding the conversion of Esmatabad village, the center of Zahray-ye Bala Rural District, the Central District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 17 November 2019. Letter 91206. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
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- ^ "درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا". buinzahra.ir. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
- ^ Roshdamag
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.