Buin Zahra County

Buin Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Buin Zahra.

For the city, see Buin Zahra.

Buin Zahra County
Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا
County
Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink)
Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°50′N 49°59′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalBuin Zahra
DistrictsCentral, Dashtabi, Ramand, Shal
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total122,994
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 122,994 in 36,814 households, by which time Abgarm and Avaj Districts had been separated from the county to form Avaj County.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Buin Zahra County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, nine rural districts, and five cities.[2]

Buin Zahra County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District49,64953,88755,500
Sagezabad Rural District5,6725,4825,635
Zahray-ye Bala Rural District14,22815,22514,023
Zahray-ye Pain Rural District8,9489,5309,527
Buin Zahra (city)15,84818,21020,823
Esmatabad (city)1
Sagzabad (city)4,9535,4405,492
Abgarm District215,82316,936
Abgarm Rural District5,1544,873
Kharaqan-e Sharqi Rural District5,4786,065
Abgarm (city)5,1915,998
Avaj District222,27326,611
Hesar-e Valiyeasr Rural District9,05010,212
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District2,0813,076
Shahidabad Rural District7,4477,714
Avaj (city)3,6955,609
Dashtabi District24,13925,17025,169
Dashtabi-ye Gharbi Rural District9,75310,4479,916
Dashtabi-ye Sharqi Rural District9,5549,60010,210
Ardaq (city)4,8325,1235,043
Ramand District18,05418,54719,087
Ebrahimabad Rural District4,0284,2094,473
Ramand-e Jonubi Rural District5,3394,7935,180
Danesfahan (city)8,6879,5459,434
Shal District23,93523,57223,238
Qaleh Hashem Rural District4,8734,2183,765
Zeynabad Rural District3,9584,3584,183
Shal (city)15,10414,99615,290
Total153,873164,723122,994
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
2Became a part of Avaj County

Demographics

The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks,[6] [7] [8] [9] [10][11] but a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Dansesfahan and Sagzabad.[12]

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.

The 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.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buin Zahra County.

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (15 May 2023). "Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. "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". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. Bultannews
  7. ایران شناسی:بوئین‌زهرا
  8. Municipality
  9. گشتول
  10. وزارت میراث فرهنگی
  11. "درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا". buinzahra.ir. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
  12. Roshdamag
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