Dargaz County (Persian: شهرستان درگز) is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Dargaz. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 73,439, in 19,435 families.[1] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 72,355.[2]
Dargaz County
شهرستان درگز | |
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Location of Dargaz County in Razavi Khorasan province | |
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′N 58°57′E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| Capital | Dargaz |
| Districts | 4 (2006) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 72,355 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Dargaz County at GEOnet Names Server | |
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.[citation needed] Apavarta simply meant "rosewater" in Parthian and Old Persian.
| Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
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| Central District | 40,197 |
| Takab Rural District | 5,892 |
| Dargaz City | 34,305 |
| Chapeshlu District | 11,774 |
| Miankuh Rural District | 4,409 |
| Qara Bashlu Rural District | 5,118 |
| Chapeshlu City | 2,247 |
| Lotfabad District | 10,374 |
| Dibaj Rural District | 3,297 |
| Zangelanlu Rural District | 5,180 |
| Lotfabad City | 1,897 |
| Now Khandan District | 11,094 |
| Dorungar Rural District | 3,296 |
| Shahrestaneh Rural District | 5,047 |
| Now Khandan City | 2,751 |
| Total Dargaz County | 73,439 |
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