Golpayegan County

Not to be confused with Golbahar County or Golshan County.
For the city, see Golpayegan.

Golpayegan County
Persian: شهرستان گلپایگان
County
Golpayegan petroglyphs
Golpayegan petroglyphs
Location of Golpayegan County in Isfahan province (top left, purple)
Location of Golpayegan County in Isfahan province (top left, purple)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°26′N 50°21′E / 33.433°N 50.350°E / 33.433; 50.350[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalGolpayegan
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
90,086
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Golpayegan County (Persian: شهرستان گلپایگان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Golpayegan.[3]

Demographics

Population

In 1339-40 Golpayegan had some fifty villages, yielding the annual revenue of 42,000 dinars to the state, hinting that the city was very wealthy.[citation needed] In 1821-22, Golpayegan had some 2,000 households.[4] Its population in 1906-7 was 12,000 to 15,000. In 1996, the county had a population of 84,081 people, of whom 45,756 lived in urban areas.[5]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 82,601 in 24,701 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 87,479 people in 28,190 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 90,086 in 30,419 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Golpayegan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Central District 82,601 87,479 90,082
Jolgeh RD 4,021 3,593 3,344
Kenarrudkhaneh RD 8,721 8,094 7,051
Nivan RD 5,358 5,309 4,835
Golpayegan (city) 47,849 54,572 58,936
Golshahr (city) 9,966 9,903 9,904
Guged (city) 6,686 6,008 6,012
Total 82,601 87,479 90,086
RD = Rural District

Geography

Golpayegan is in Isfahan province, bordered on the south by the Bakhtiari Mountains and Khansar County, on the east by Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, on the north by the counties of Mahallat and Khomeyn, and on the west by Aligudarz County in Lorestan province.

Ghebla River

The most important river of Golpayegan, Ghebla River, runs through the county, irrigating Khomeyn, Delijan, and Mahallat Counties before eventually emptying into the Gavkhuni salt swamp near Isfahan.

Golpayegan Dam

The 57-meter-high Golpayegan Dam, or Sad-e Golpayegan (سد گلپایگان), has been constructed on Ghebla River at Aḵhteḵhun, located 18 km southeast of Golpayegan. Designed by Engineer Aligholi Baiani (مهندس علینقی بیانی)[8] it is the first modern dam in Iran. Irrigation in the area is by qanāt (قنات / کاریز), well, and spring waters.

Earthquake of Golpayegan

The county's rural areas were devastated in the earthquake of 1316.[9] According to Mostawfi,[10]

Agriculture

Agricultural products include wheat, cotton, barley, grains, sugar, beets, and various kinds of fruits.
(apricots, apples, pears, cherries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, grapes, sour cherries, watermelons...) Golpayegan has lot of Jeliz (in Persian: جیلیز Jeliz = Fruit and Vegetable Garden.[11]

Animal husbandry is also practiced. The region has stands of mountain-almond, (in Persian:بادام کوهی
wild fig, and barberry, as well as wild thyme, London rocket seed khak shir, milk-vetch,(in Persian:خاکشیر) bugloss, and gum-tragacanth plants.

Wildlife

The jackal, fox, wolf, and rabbit are among the wild animals found in the surrounding areas. There are also gold, silver, and gypsum deposits.

Culture

Golpayegan is famous (not only for Kabab, Kalle Pache (کله پاچه) (sheep head, Khash), or Helium turkey...) is famous for its beautiful Persian rugs.

Handicrafts include carpet-weaving, giva (گیوه) cotton-shoe production, and wood-carving, Wood Sculpture, inlaid wood and embossed works.

See also

Media related to Golpayegan County at Wikimedia Commons

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 November 2024). "Golpayegan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82838/T131K. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ ( Zayn-al-ʿĀbedin Eskandar Širvāni, Riāż al-siāḥa, Tehran, 1339 Š./1960, p. 707)
  5. ^ (Markaz-e āmār ,1996, p. 10).
  6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan 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. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan 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. ^ سیمای فرزانگان – مهندس علیقلی بیانی، فرزانه‌ای از جنس آب. علی اکبر جعفری . صدای گلپایگان
  9. ^ Nicholas N. Ambraseys and Charles P. Melville, A History of Persian Earthquakes, Cambridge, 1982; tr. A. Rada as Tāriḵ-e zamin-larzahā-ye Irān, Tehran, 1370 Š./1991
  10. ^ (Nozhat al-qolub, ed. Le Strange, p. 68)
  11. ^ The name of Jeliz (Jaliz) is in Shahnameh Ferdowsi. PALIZ
    به پالیز بلبل بنالد همی
    گل از ناله ٔ او ببالد همی
    فردوسی