Dargaz County
Dargaz County
Persian: شهرستان درگز | |
|---|---|
Shilgan Darreh landscape in Dargaz County | |
Location of Dargaz County in Razavi Khorasan province (top, pink) | |
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′N 58°58′E / 37.333°N 58.967°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| Capital | Dargaz |
| Districts | Central, Chapeshlu, Lotfabad, Now Khandan |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,777 km2 (1,458 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 72,355 |
| • Density | 19.16/km2 (49.62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Dargaz County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Dargaz County (Persian: شهرستان درگز) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dargaz.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,439 in 19,435 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 74,326 people in 21,654 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 72,355 in 22,778 households.[3]
Its prestigious ancient name of Abivard (the Apavartene in the works of the ancient geographers Ptolemy and Strabo) was changed just a few years ago, believing wrongly that it is a later Arabic name. Apavarta simply meant "rosewater" in Parthian and Old Persian.
Administrative divisions
Dargaz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 40,197 | 42,587 | 41,808 |
| Takab RD | 5,892 | 5,533 | 5,046 |
| Dargaz (city) | 34,305 | 37,054 | 36,762 |
| Chapeshlu District | 11,774 | 11,107 | 11,360 |
| Miankuh RD | 4,409 | 3,888 | 4,089 |
| Qarah Bashlu RD | 5,118 | 4,745 | 4,897 |
| Chapeshlu (city) | 2,247 | 2,474 | 2,374 |
| Lotfabad District | 10,374 | 10,013 | 9,432 |
| Dibaj RD | 3,297 | 3,313 | 3,045 |
| Zangelanlu RD | 5,180 | 4,910 | 4,522 |
| Lotfabad (city) | 1,897 | 1,790 | 1,865 |
| Now Khandan District | 11,094 | 10,619 | 9,755 |
| Dorungar RD | 3,296 | 2,944 | 2,753 |
| Shahrestaneh RD | 5,047 | 5,013 | 4,368 |
| Now Khandan (city) | 2,751 | 2,662 | 2,634 |
| Total | 73,439 | 74,326 | 72,355 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Dargaz County at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 February 2026). "دهستان قره باشلو, بخش چاپشلو [Qarah Bashlu Rural District, Chapeshlu District], Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "8XM8+8MM Quljoq, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.