Dargaz County (Persian: شهرستان درگز) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dargaz.[3]
Dargaz County
Persian: شهرستان درگز | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 58°58′11″E / 37.34028°N 58.96972°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
Capital | Dargaz |
Districts | Central, Chapeshlu, Lotfabad, Now Khandan |
Area | |
• Total | 3,777 km2 (1,458 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 72,355 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Dargaz County at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 73,439 in 19,435 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 74,326 people in 21,654 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 72,355 in 22,778 households.[2]
Its prestigious ancient name of Abivard (the Apavartene in the works of the ancient geographers, Ptolemy and Strabo) was changed just a few years ago, believing wrongly that it is a later Arabic name.[citation needed] Apavarta simply meant "rosewater" in Parthian and Old Persian.
The population history of Dargaz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, seven rural districts, and four cities.[2]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 40,197 | 42,587 | 41,808 |
Takab RD | 5,892 | 5,533 | 5,046 |
Dargaz (city) | 34,305 | 37,054 | 36,762 |
Chapeshlu District | 11,774 | 11,107 | 11,360 |
Miankuh RD | 4,409 | 3,888 | 4,089 |
Qarah Bashlu RD | 5,118 | 4,745 | 4,897 |
Chapeshlu (city) | 2,247 | 2,474 | 2,374 |
Lotfabad District | 10,374 | 10,013 | 9,432 |
Dibaj RD | 3,297 | 3,313 | 3,045 |
Zangelanlu RD | 5,180 | 4,910 | 4,522 |
Lotfabad (city) | 1,897 | 1,790 | 1,865 |
Now Khandan District | 11,094 | 10,619 | 9,755 |
Dorungar RD | 3,296 | 2,944 | 2,753 |
Shahrestaneh RD | 5,047 | 5,013 | 4,368 |
Now Khandan (city) | 2,751 | 2,662 | 2,634 |
Total | 73,439 | 74,326 | 72,355 |
RD: Rural District |