Takestan County
Takestan County
شهرستان تاکستان | |
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Coordinates: 36°00′N 49°33′E / 36.000°N 49.550°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
Capital | Takestan |
Districts | 4 (2006) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 171,520 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Takestan County at GEOnet Names Server |
Takestan County (Persian: شهرستان تاکستان, Šahrestân-e Tâkestân) is located in Qazvin province, Iran. The capital of the county is Takestan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 171,520, in 42,969 families.[1] Most people of Takestan County are Tat and they speak Tati.[2][3][4][5]
Administrative divisions
Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
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Central District | 99,841 |
Narjeh Rural District | 923 |
Qaqazan-e Gharbi Rural District | 7,332 |
Qaqazan-e Sharqi Rural District | 12,890 |
Narjeh City | 5,071 |
Takestan City | 73,625 |
Esfarvarin District | 28,845 |
Ak Rural District | 10,282 |
Khorramabad Rural District | 6,459 |
Esfarvarin City | 12,104 |
Khorramdasht District | 21,685 |
Afshariyeh Rural District | 8,549 |
Ramand-e Shomali Rural District | 6,944 |
Khorramdasht City | 6,192 |
Ziaabad District | 21,149 |
Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District | 6,002 |
Dodangeh-ye Sofla Rural District | 6,762 |
Ziaabad City | 8,385 |
Total Takestan County | 171,520 |
References
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
- ^ A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
- ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
- ^ "Ethnologue: Languages of the World".
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