Dargazin-e Olya Rural District

Not to be confused with Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District, Dargazin-e Sharqi Rural District, or Dargazin-e Sofla Rural District.

For the administrative division of Hamadan province, see Dargazin County. For the village, see Dargazin. For the city, see Qorveh-e Dargazin.

Dargazin-e Olya Rural District Persian: دهستان درگزین علیا
Rural District
Dargazin-e Olya Rural District
Coordinates: 35°21′22″N 49°17′40″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Dargazin
District	Shahanjarin
Capital	Shavand
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	14,392
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dargazin-e Olya Rural District (Persian: دهستان درگزین علیا)[a] is in Shahanjarin District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shavand.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Changarin,[4] now the city of Shahanjarin.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population (as Darjazin-e Olya Rural District of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County) was 16,900 in 4,065 households.[6] There were 16,536 inhabitants in 4,708 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 14,392 in 4,591 households. The most populous of its 30 villages was Karafs (now a city),[8] with 4,155 people.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Shahanjarin District and renamed Dargazin-e Olya Rural District.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Darjazin-e Olya Rural District (دهستان درجزين علیا)[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Dargazin-e Olya Rural District (Dargazin County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 8 December 1397]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 189350. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2022) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. "The representative of the people of Razan and Dargazin in the parliament announced the upgrading of Shahanjarin village in Dargazin to the city". ghatreh.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 1 November 2016]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Karafs village from the functions of Dargazin-e Olya Rural District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, to a city. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 50724. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.