Buin Zahra County Explained

Buin Zahra County should not be confused with Buin Miandasht County.

Buin Zahra County
Native Name:Persian: 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:35.8333°N 108°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Buin Zahra County (Persian: 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, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with the city of Avaj as its capital.[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, Dansesfahan 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

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

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Buin Zahra County . . 15 May 2023 . 15 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Establishing the formation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110145031/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116576 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 10 January 2024 . 18 September 1375 . 10 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Qazvin is the calligraphy capital of Islamic Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716141301/https://qazvin.ir/en/avaj . 16 July 2019 . 16 July 2019 . 7 November 2023.
  4. Web site: 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515175649/https://dotic.ir/news/7835 . 15 May 2023 . 17 November 2019 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 15 May 2023.
  5. 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
  6. https://www.tarafdari.com/node/1733892 ایران شناسی:بوئین‌زهرا
  7. http://buinzahra.ir/about-municipality/ Municipality
  8. https://gashtool.com/wiki/city?sid=18009 گشتول
  9. https://www.mcth.ir/گردشگری-مجازی/agentType/View/PropertyID/81 وزارت میراث فرهنگی
  10. Web site: درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا . buinzahra.ir . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412221140/https://buinzahra.ir/about-municipality/ . 2021-04-12.
  11. 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
  12. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
  13. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221156/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls . 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  14. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.

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