Dargazin County

Not to be confused with Dargaz County.
For the city, see Qorveh-e Dargazin. For other places with a similar name, see Darjazin.

Dargazin County
Persian: شهرستان درگزین
County
Location of Dargazin County in Hamadan province (top, pink)
Location of Dargazin County in Hamadan province (top, pink)
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°21′N 49°15′E / 35.350°N 49.250°E / 35.350; 49.250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CapitalQorveh-ye Dargazin
DistrictsCentral, Shahanjarin
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dargazin County (Persian: شهرستان درگزین) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qorveh-ye Dargazin,[2][a] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 9,540 people in 2,973 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Qorveh-ye Darjazin District was separated from Razan County in the establishment of Dargazin County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Qorveh-ye Dargazin as its capital.[2] The villages of Karafs[4] and Shahanjarin[5] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Dargazin County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Dargazin County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Dargazin-e Gharbi RD
Dargazin-e Sofla RD[b]
Qorveh-ye Dargazin (city)[a]
Shahanjarin District
Dargazin-e Olya RD[c]
Dargazin-e Sharqi RD
Karafs (city)[d]
Shahanjarin (city)[e]
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Dargazin County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ a b Formerly Qorveh-ye Darjazin[2]
  2. ^ Formerly Darjazin-e Sofla Rural District[2]
  3. ^ Formerly Darjazin-e Olya Rural District[2]
  4. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]
  5. ^ Formerly the village of Changarin,[2] became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Dargazin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b "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.