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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County | |
Coordinates: 35°50′N 49°59′E / 35.833°N 49.983°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 |
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]
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]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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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] |
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]
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.