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Takestan County

Coordinates: 36°01′N 49°30′E / 36.017°N 49.500°E / 36.017; 49.500
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Not to be confused with Tangestan County.
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 / 36.017°N 49.500°E / 36.017; 49.500[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalTakestan
DistrictsCentral, Esfarvarin, Khorramdasht, Ziaabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
172,636
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Takestan County at GEOnet Names Server

Takestan County (Persian: شهرستان تاکستان)[a] is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takestan.[3]

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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Part of the people of Takestan County are Tat and they speak Tati.[4][5][6][7]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 171,520 in 42,969 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 172,949 people in 50,247 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 172,636 in 52,917 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Takestan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Takestan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[2]
Central District 99,841 102,401 103,757
Narjeh RD 923 739 555
Qaqazan-e Gharbi RD 7,332 6,057 4,412
Qaqazan-e Sharqi RD 12,890 12,294 12,887
Narjeh (city) 5,071 5,404 5,604
Takestan (city) 73,625 77,907 80,299
Esfarvarin District 28,845 29,106 29,300
Ak RD 10,282 9,880 10,320
Khorramabad RD 6,459 6,611 6,609
Esfarvarin (city) 12,104 12,615 12,371
Khorramdasht District 21,685 21,910 20,661
Afshariyeh RD 8,549 7,947 7,262
Ramand-e Shomali RD 6,944 7,238 6,845
Khorramdasht (city)[b] 6,192 6,725 6,554
Ziaabad District 21,149 19,532 18,918
Dodangeh-ye Olya RD 6,002 4,898 5,061
Dodangeh-ye Sofla RD 6,762 5,997 5,595
Ziaabad (city) 8,385 8,637 8,262
Total 171,520 172,949 172,636
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Takestan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Shahrestan-e Takestan; Tati: Šareston-e Tâkestân
  2. ^ Formerly the village of Nahavand[10]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024). "Takestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
  5. ^ A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
  6. ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  7. ^ "Ethnologue: Languages of the World".
  8. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  10. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 19 March 1378]. The transformation of Nahavand village, the center of Khorramdasht District, from Takestan County in Qazvin province to Khorramdasht city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.7236; Notification 5453/T21162H. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.


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