Buin Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئینزهرا) is located in Qazvin province, Iran. The capital of the county is Buin Zahra. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Avaj County) was 153,873, in 38,377 families.[1] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 122,994.[2]
Buin Zahra County
شهرستان بوئینزهرا | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin province | |
![]() Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 35°37′N 49°42′E | |
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Province | Qazvin |
Capital | Buin Zahra |
Districts | 6 (2006) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 122,994 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server |
The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani Turks.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7][8] But a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Dansefahan and Sagzabad.[9]
Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
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Central District | 49,649 |
Sagezabad Rural District | 5,672 |
Zahray-ye Bala Rural District | 14,228 |
Zahray-ye Pain Rural District | 8,948 |
Buin Zahra City | 15,848 |
Sagzabad City | 4,953 |
Abgarm District | 15,823 |
Abgarm Rural District | 5,154 |
Kharaqan-e Sharqi Rural District | 5,478 |
Abgarm City | 5,191 |
Avaj District1 | 22,273 |
Hesar-e Valiyeasr Rural District | 9,050 |
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District | 2,081 |
Shahidabad Rural District | 7,447 |
Avaj City | 3,695 |
Dashtabi District | 24,139 |
Dashtabi-ye Gharbi Rural District | 9,753 |
Dashtabi-ye Sharqi Rural District | 9,554 |
Ardak City | 4,832 |
Ramand District | 18,054 |
Ebrahimabad Rural District | 4,028 |
Ramand-e Jonubi Rural District | 5,339 |
Danesfahan City | 8,687 |
Shal District | 23,935 |
Qaleh Hashem Rural District | 4,873 |
Zeynabad Rural District | 3,958 |
Shal City | 15,104 |
Total Buin Zahra County | 153,873 |
1Became a part of Avaj County
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.
The area was devastated by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.
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