Buin Zahra County Explained
Buin Zahra County should not be confused with Buin Miandasht County.
| Buin Zahra County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان بوئینزهرا |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranQazvin.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Qazvin province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qazvin |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Buin Zahra |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Dashtabi |
| P3: | Ramand |
| P4: | Shal |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 122994 |
| Coordinates: | 35.8417°N 49.9833°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Buin Zahra County (fa|شهرستان بوئینزهرا) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Buin Zahra.[2]
History
After the 2011 National Census, Abgarm and Avaj Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[3]
After the 2016 census, the village of Esmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Language
The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks,[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] but a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Danesfahan and Sagezabad.[11]
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.[12] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.[13] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 122,994 in 36,814 households.[14]
Administrative divisions
Buin Zahra County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Buin Zahra County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 49,649 | 53,887 | 55,500 |
| 5,672 | 5,482 | 5,635 |
| 14,228 | 15,225 | 14,023 |
| 8,948 | 9,530 | 9,527 |
| Buin Zahra (city) | 15,848 | 18,210 | 20,823 |
| Esmatabad (city) | | | |
| Sagezabad (city) | 4,953 | 5,440 | 5,492 |
| Abgarm District | 15,823 | 16,936 | |
| 5,154 | 4,873 | |
| 5,478 | 6,065 | |
| Abgarm (city) | 5,191 | 5,998 | |
| Avaj District | 22,273 | 26,611 | |
| 9,050 | 10,212 | |
| 2,081 | 3,076 | |
| 7,447 | 7,714 | |
| Avaj (city) | 3,695 | 5,609 | |
| Dashtabi District | 24,139 | 25,170 | 25,169 |
| 9,753 | 10,447 | 9,916 |
| 9,554 | 9,600 | 10,210 |
| Ardaq (city) | 4,832 | 5,123 | 5,043 |
| Ramand District | 18,054 | 18,547 | 19,087 |
| 4,028 | 4,209 | 4,473 |
| 5,339 | 4,793 | 5,180 |
| Danesfahan (city) | 8,687 | 9,545 | 9,434 |
| Shal District | 23,935 | 23,572 | 23,238 |
| 4,873 | 4,218 | 3,765 |
| 3,958 | 4,358 | 4,183 |
| Shal (city) | 15,104 | 14,996 | 15,290 |
| Total | 153,873 | 164,723 | 122,994 |
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Overview
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.
In popular culture
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Buin Zahra County. . 14 September 2024. 14 September 2024. fa.
- Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. fa. lamtakam.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20240110145031/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116576. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 10 January 2024. Approved 18 September 1375. c. 2024. Notification 121469/17169K. 10 January 2024.
- Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413115449/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/185318. 13 April 2021. Approved 14 October 1390. c. 2021. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 10 January 2024. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1.
- News: 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. fa. dotic.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515175649/https://dotic.ir/news/7835. 15 May 2023. 17 November 2019. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 15 May 2023. Letter 91206.
- https://www.bultannews.com/fa/news/199132/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B2%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7 Bultannews
- https://www.tarafdari.com/node/1733892 ایران شناسی:بوئینزهرا
- http://buinzahra.ir/about-municipality/ Municipality
- https://gashtool.com/wiki/city?sid=18009 گشتول
- https://www.mcth.ir/گردشگری-مجازی/agentType/View/PropertyID/81 وزارت میراث فرهنگی
- Web site: درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا . buinzahra.ir . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412221140/https://buinzahra.ir/about-municipality/ . 2021-04-12.
- https://www.roshdmag.ir/fa/article/23203/%D8%AC%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B4-%D8%AC%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B2%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86 Roshdamag
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090740/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/26.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221156/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls. 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130193527/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_26.xlsx. Excel. 30 November 2021.
