Buin-Zahra_County
Buin Zahra County
County in Qazvin province, Iran
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 | |
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Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink) | |
Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′N 49°59′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 | |
Language
The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks,[4] [5][6][7][8][9] but a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Dansesfahan and Sagzabad.[10]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.[12] 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.[13]
After the census, the village of Esmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.[14]
Administrative divisions
Buin Zahra County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[11] | 2011[12] | 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)[lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Sagzabad (city) | 4,953 | 5,440 | 5,492 |
| Abgarm District[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |||
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.
The area was devastated by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.
Media related to Buin Zahra County at Wikimedia Commons
- Became a city after the 2016 census[14]
- Transferred to Avaj County[13]
- OpenStreetMap contributors (15 May 2023). "Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "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.
- 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.
- "درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا". buinzahra.ir. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Qazvin is the calligraphy capital of Islamic Iran". 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- "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.