Buin Zahra County
County in Qazvin province, Iran
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Buin Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئینزهرا) is in Qazvin province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the city of Buin Zahra.[3]
Buin Zahra County
Persian: شهرستان بوئینزهرا | |
|---|---|
Bazar Peak near Kheyrabad | |
 Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink) | |
 Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′N 49°59′E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| Established | 1996[3] |
| Capital | Buin Zahra |
| Districts | Central, Dashtabi, Ramand, Shal |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 122,994 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
Demographics
Language
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, Danesfahan and Sagezabad.[14]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.[15] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.[16] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 122,994 in 36,814 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Buin Zahra County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[15] | 2011[16] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[c] | 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
Buin Zahra is famous for pistachios and boasts many pistachio gardens. The main thoroughfare in the capital, Buin Zahra, is Vali-ye Asr Street.
Azad University of Buin Zahra is also located in this city, about ten minutes from the city center.
One of the tourist attraction of the area is "Mehregan Town," 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.
In popular culture
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region[18].
See also
Media related to Buin Zahra County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- Transferred to Avaj County[6]
- Formerly Dashtabi District[17]