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Buin Zahra County

Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا
Buin Zahra County Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا
County
	Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province (pink)
	Location of Qazvin province in Iran
	Coordinates: 35°50′30″N 49°59′00″E / 35.84167°N 49.98333°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
Capital	Buin Zahra
Districts	Central, Dashtabi, Ramand, Shal
Population (2016)
• Total	122,994
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server

Buin Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Buin Zahra.^[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Abgarm and Avaj Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.^[4]

After the 2016 census, the village of Esmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.^[5]

Demographics

Language

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, Danesfahan and Sagezabad.^[12]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873 in 38,377 households.^[13] The following census in 2011 counted 164,723 people in 47,029 households.^[14] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 122,994 in 36,814 households.^[2]

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^[13]	2011^[14]	2016^[2]
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	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 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.

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]
^ ^a ^b Transferred to Avaj County^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 121469/17169K. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ ^a ^b "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.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 17 November 2019. Letter 91206. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
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^ "درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا". buinzahra.ir. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
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^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.