Damghan County

Not to be confused with Dalgan County or Damavand County.
For the city, see Damghan. For the commune in France, see Damgan.

Damghan County
Persian: شهرستان دامغان
County
Location of Damghan County in Semnan Province (center, yellow)
Location of Damghan County in Semnan Province (center, yellow)
Location of Semnan province in Iran
Location of Semnan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°23′06″N 54°24′11″E / 35.38500°N 54.40306°E / 35.38500; 54.40306[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSemnan
CapitalDamghan
DistrictsCentral, Amirabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
94,190
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Damghan County (Persian: شهرستان دامغان) is in Semnan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Damghan.[3]

History

The area suffered damage in the 856 Damghan earthquake.

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Kalateh was elevated to the status of the city of Kalateh Rudbar.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,993 in 23,020 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 86,908 people in 25,554 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,190 in 30,296 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Damghan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Central District 72,967 76,495 81,894
Damankuh RD 4,278 4,045 4,590
Howmeh RD 4,318 3,854 5,162
Rudbar RD 4,536 6,052 2,778
Damghan (city) 57,331 58,770 59,106
Dibaj (city) 2,504 3,774 5,647
Kalateh Rudbar (city) 4,611
Amirabad District 9,026 10,413 12,296
Qohab-e Rastaq RD 4,363 4,662 5,235
Qohab-e Sarsar RD 1,559 1,429 1,863
Tuyehdarvar RD 1,563 1,920 1,637
Amiriyeh (city) 1,541 2,402 3,561
Total 81,993 86,908 94,190
RD = Rural District

Geography

The Ali Spring (Cheshmeh-ye Ali) is in Damghan County (not be confused with the Cheshmeh-ye Ali in Ray, southern Tehran). Amirabad District forms the major part of the county. The three cities are Damghan, Dibaj and Amiriyeh.

Other important villages in the county are: Mehmandust, Naimabad, Tazareh, Tuyeh, and Darvar, Qusheh, Hasanabad, and Rashm.

Transportation

Main Tehran-Mashhad railway is 5 km south of Damghan. Damghan is alongside of Tehran-Mashhad Highway. From south there is main road to Isfahan and Yazd, and northward from Ali Spring (Cheshmeh Ali) & Tuyeh Darvar to Sari and through Dibaj to Behshahr & Gorgan.

Tourist attractions

Damghan city itself has many ancient and historical places. However outside the city also there are some attractions like:

See also

See also

Media related to Damghan County at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 April 2023). "Damghan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ Taqvi, Seyyed Amir (26 November 2007). "Kalateh village of Damghan County's Rudbar Rural District becomes a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.