Takestan County

Takestan County (Persian: شهرستان تاکستان, shahrestan-e Takestan ,Tati:Šareston-e Tâkestân ) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takestan.

For the city, see Takestan. For the village in Fars province, see Takestan-e Sadrabad.

Takestan County
Persian: شهرستان تاکستان
County
Location of Takestan County in Qazvin province (left, green)
Location of Takestan County in Qazvin province (left, green)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°01′N 49°30′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalTakestan
DistrictsCentral, Esfarvarin, Khorramdasht, Ziaabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total172,636
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Takestan County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 171,520 in 42,969 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 172,949 people in 50,247 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 172,636 in 52,917 households.[2] Most people of Takestan County are Tat and they speak Tati.[5][6][7][8]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Takestan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, nine rural districts, and five cities.[2]

Takestan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District99,841102,401103,757
Narjeh Rural District923739555
Qaqazan-e Gharbi Rural District7,3326,0574,412
Qaqazan-e Sharqi Rural District12,89012,29412,887
Narjeh (city)5,0715,4045,604
Takestan (city)73,62577,90780,299
Esfarvarin District28,84529,10629,300
Ak Rural District10,2829,88010,320
Khorramabad Rural District6,4596,6116,609
Esfarvarin (city)12,10412,61512,371
Khorramdasht District21,68521,91020,661
Afshariyeh Rural District8,5497,9477,262
Ramand-e Shomali Rural District6,9447,2386,845
Khorramdasht (city)6,1926,7256,554
Ziaabad District21,14919,53218,918
Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District6,0024,8985,061
Dodangeh-ye Sofla Rural District6,7625,9975,595
Ziaabad (city)8,3858,6378,262
Total171,520172,949172,636
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 May 2023). "Takestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
  6. A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
  7. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  8. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World".
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