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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 / 35.84167; 49.98333
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
Capital	Buin Zahra
Districts	Central, Dashtabi, Ramand, Shal
Population
• 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.

History

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

After the 2016 census, the village of Esmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Language

The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks, but a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Danesfahan and Sagezabad.

Population

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

Administrative divisions

Buin Zahra County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Overview

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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

Media related to Buin Zahra County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census
2. ^ Transferred to Avaj County

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) . 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.
4. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) . 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.
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.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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11. "درباره شهرداری – شهرداری بوئین زهرا". buinzahra.ir. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021.
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13. ^ 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.
14. ^ 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.

v t e Qazvin province, Iran
Capital	Qazvin
Counties and cities	Abyek County Abyek Khak-e Ali Ziaran Alborz County Alvand Bidestan Mohammadiyeh Sharifabad Avaj Avaj Abgarm Buin Zahra County Buin Zahra Ardak Danesfahan Sagezabad Shal Qazvin County Qazvin Eqbaliyeh Kuhin Mahmudabad Nemuneh Moallem Kalayeh Razmian Sirdan Takestan County Takestan Esfarvarin Khorramdasht Narjeh Ziaabad
Sights	Alamut Castle Aminiha Hosseiniyeh Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh Meimoon Ghal'eh Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq Ab anbars of Qazvin Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin Heidarieh mosque Al-Nabi mosque Ovan Lake Kharraqan towers Lambsar Castle Shazdeh Hosein shrine
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Qazvin Province

v t e Buin Zahra County
Capital	Buin Zahra
Districts	Central Cities Buin Zahra Sagezabad Rural Districts and villages Sagezabad Amirabad-e Now Bala Khanlu Chalambar Chenar-e Sofla Hajji Arab Qeshlaq-e Hajjiabad-e Olya Rostamabad Rudak Ruvand Sadeqabad Tofak Yerjan Zahray-ye Bala (Upper Zahray) Amirabad-e Kohneh Esmatabad Feyzabad Goldar Heydarabad Hoseynabad Jannatabad Kakin Khatunabad Khunan Mazraeh-ye Baluk Zahra Mazraeh-ye Shirinabad Meshkin Tappeh Mohammadabad-e Khareh Nasimabad Nurabad Papoli-ye Olya Papoli-ye Vosta Plains Technology Company Qeshlaq-e Aminabad Qeshlaq-e Moranlu Sadrabad Shisheh Qaleh Valadabad Valiabad Yaqubabad Zahray-ye Pain (Lower Zahray) Ab Barik Abbasabad-e Seyf Ajorpazy Eshratabad Industrial Centre Aqcheh Mazar Arasanj-e Jadid Arasanj-e Qadim Eshratabad Fathabad Hajib Jahanabad Kolah Darreh Qurqurak Rahimabad Shahrak-e Sanati-ye Arasanj Yusefabad Dashtabi Cities Ardak Rural Districts and villages Dashtabi-ye Gharbi (West Dashtabi) Ahmadabad Aliabad Baqerabad Dizan Farkan Hasanabad Hoseynabad-e Beglar Beygi Jovin Jowharin Kachaleh Gerd Kavand Kharuzak Moradabad Nosratabad Rahmatabad-e Bozorg Saidabad Shadman Shared Soleymanabad Suliqan Dashtabi-ye Sharqi (East Dashtabi) Abkhvoreh Aminabad Aqa Baba Bazamjerd Hakimabad Hoseynabad-e Amini Khaldin Lia Mavin Nosratabad-e Bayeh Now Deh-e Lakvan Qom Yek-e Kuchak Rahmatabad-e Kuchak Shahin Tappeh Shahrestanak Shanbarak Tatnak Vajihabad Zarrinabad Zoleykha Ramand Cities Danesfahan Rural Districts and villages Ebrahimabad Aliabad Chesgin Ebrahimabad Majidabad Mohammadabad-e Gar Gar Now Deh Qaleh-ye Jangi Qeshlaq-e Charkhlu Yengi Kahriz Ramand-e Jonubi (South Ramand) Band-e Sar Espik Khiaraj Khuznin Morad Beyglu Senjdar Sowminak Suravjin Yazan Shal Cities Shal Rural Districts and villages Qaleh Hashem Shahrak-e Modarres Shal Brick Company Tarzak Zeynabad Abdol Robababad Hoseynabad-e Shah Nazar Kheyrabad Mahmudabad Mandarabad Qaleh Abdol Robababad Sakhsabad Soos Zeynabad

• Buin Zahra County
• Counties of Qazvin province