Buin Zahra County
Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا
County
Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink)
Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°50′N 49°59′E / 35.833°N 49.983°E / 35.833; 49.983[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalBuin Zahra
DistrictsCentral, Dashtabi, Ramand, Shal
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total122,994
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server

Buin Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Buin Zahra.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 122,994 in 36,814 households,[2] by which time Abgarm and Avaj Districts had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with the city of Avaj as its capital.[6]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Buin Zahra County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, nine rural districts, and five cities.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Esmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Buin Zahra County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 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)1
Sagzabad (city) 4,953 5,440 5,492
Abgarm District2 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 District2 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
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
2Became a part of Avaj County[6]

Demographics

The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks,[8] [9] [10] [11] [12][13] but a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Dansesfahan and Sagzabad.[14]

In popular culture

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.

The Buin-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

The area was devastated by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buin Zahra County.

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 May 2023). "Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (18 September 1375). "Establishing the formation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Qazvin is the calligraphy capital of Islamic Iran". 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ 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 (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ^ Bultannews
  9. ^ ایران شناسی:بوئین‌زهرا
  10. ^ Municipality
  11. ^ گشتول
  12. ^ وزارت میراث فرهنگی
  13. ^ "درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا". buinzahra.ir. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
  14. ^ Roshdamag


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