Savojbolagh County

Savojbolagh County (Persian: شهرستان ساوجبلاغ) is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hashtgerd.

For other places with a similar name, see Savaj Bolagh.

Savojbolagh County
Persian: شهرستان ساوجبلاغ
County
Hashtgerd
Hashtgerd
Location of Savojbolagh County in Alborz province (center, pink)
Location of Savojbolagh County in Alborz province (center, pink)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°58′N 50°49′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CapitalHashtgerd
DistrictsCentral, Chendar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total259,973
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, when it was a county in Tehran province, its population was 215,086 in 57,497 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 259,973 in 80,953 households, by which time the county had joined the recently established Alborz province, and Taleqan District had been separated from the county to form Taleqan County.[2] After the census, Chaharbagh District was separated from the county to become Chaharbagh County.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Savojbolagh County's administrative divisions over two censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and five cities.[2]

Savojbolagh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2016[2]
Central District106,879153,675
Hiv Rural District14,35215,164
Saidabad Rural District31,57626,979
Golsar (city)13,745
Hashtgerd (city)45,33255,640
Shahr-e Jadid-e Mehestan (city)15,61942,147
Chaharbagh District161,13577,409
Chahardangeh Rural District38,5985,233
Ramjin Rural District16,96023,348
Chaharbagh (city)5,57748,828
Chendar District21,29128,841
Baraghan Rural District1,4243,949
Chendar Rural District12,11013,952
Kuhsar (city)7,75710,940
Taleqan District225,781
Bala Taleqan Rural District6,609
Miyan Taleqan Rural District9,873
Pain Taleqan Rural District6,018
Taleqan (city)3,281
Total215,086259,973
1Became a part of Chaharbagh County
2Became a part of Taleqan County

History

The name Sāvojbolāgh is derived from Turkish and means "cold springs".[5] The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi described it as having "a fine climate"; most of its water was drawn from qanats, and it produced a lot of fruit and grain.[6] He wrote that the district had previously been attached to Ray for fiscal purposes under the Seljuk Empire, but under Mongol rule it had been detached.[6] Its inhabitants, he wrote, were nomads who were "indifferent to religious matters".[6] The main villages were Sonqorabad, Najmabad, and Kharav.[6] The district's tax revenues he listed as 12,000 dinars.[6]

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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 March 2023). "Savojbolagh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Savojbolagh County, Alborz province". Research Center Majlis (in Persian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 218.
  6. Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 69. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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