Khodabandeh County Explained
Khodabandeh County should not be confused with Khoda Afarin County.
| Khodabandeh County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان خدابنده |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranZanjan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Zanjan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zanjan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Qeydar |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Afshar |
| P3: | Bizineh Rud |
| P4: | Do Tappeh |
| P5: | Sojas Rud |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 164493 |
| Coordinates: | 36°N 73°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Khodabandeh County (Persian: شهرستان خدابنده) is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeydar.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Sohrevard rose to city status.[3] After the 2011 census, the village of Karasf became a city,[4] and the village of Nurabad was elevated to the status of the city of Nurbahar.
In 2019, Howmeh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Do Tappeh District, which was divided into two rural districts including the new Tup Qarah Rural District.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 161,696 in 36,121 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 169,553 people in 45,355 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 164,493 in 47,599 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Khodabandeh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Khodabandeh County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 84,361 | 92,341 | 93,005 |
| Howmeh RD | 19,186 | 19,592 | 18,005 |
| 11,263 | 12,957 | 7,998 |
| 22,070 | 22,634 | 17,981 |
| 6,317 | 803 | 382 |
| Karasf (city) | | | 3,083 |
| Nurbahar (city) | | | 3,644 |
| Qeydar (city) | 25,525 | 30,251 | 34,921 |
| Sohrevard (city) | | 6,104 | 6,991 |
| Afshar District | 16,304 | 15,303 | 12,424 |
| 4,067 | 2,813 | 1,823 |
| 8,963 | 8,469 | 6,778 |
| Garmab (city) | 3,274 | 4,021 | 3,823 |
| Bizineh Rud District | 33,687 | 33,917 | 32,099 |
| 12,664 | 13,209 | 12,765 |
| 16,067 | 15,178 | 13,670 |
| Zarrin Rud (city) | 4,956 | 5,530 | 5,664 |
| Do Tappeh District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Sojas Rud District | 27,344 | 27,992 | 26,965 |
| 5,996 | 5,757 | 5,228 |
| 15,771 | 15,569 | 14,700 |
| Sojas (city) | 5,577 | 6,666 | 7,037 |
| Total | 161,696 | 169,553 | 164,493 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khodabandeh County . . 1 March 2024 . 1 March 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213100/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 16 December 2023 . 7 July 1369 . 16 December 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Sohrevard village from the functions of Sohrevard village in the central part of Khodabandeh city in Zanjan province to Sohrevard city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218125712/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/131858 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 18 December 2023 . 18 September 1386. 18 December 2023.
- Web site: Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151003/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=229584 . 14 July 2014 . DOLAT . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . fa . 7 May 2013 . 17 March 2023.
- Web site: The approval letter of the Council of Ministers regarding some country divisions in Zanjan province was announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714154810/https://dotic.ir/news/7081/تصویب_نامه_تشکیل_بخش_دوتپه . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . 26 June 2019 . fa . 14 July 2020 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 22 October 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls . 21 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx . Excel . 27 April 2022.
