Dargazin County Explained

Dargazin County should not be confused with Dargaz County.

Dargazin County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان درگزین
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranHamadan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hamadan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Qorveh-ye Dargazin
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Shahanjarin
Coordinates:35.35°N 64°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Dargazin County (fa|شهرستان درگزین) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qorveh-ye Dargazin,[2] 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
Qorveh-ye Dargazin (city)
Shahanjarin District
Dargazin-e Olya RD
Dargazin-e Sharqi RD
Karafs (city)
Shahanjarin (city)

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Dargazin County. . 14 November 2024. 14 November 2024. fa.
  2. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230731192503/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264375. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 31 July 2023. c. 2023. Approved 8 December 1397. Proposal 189350. 19 October 2023.
  3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx. Excel. 21 April 2021.
  4. 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. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521104718/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/260196. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 21 May 2022. c. 2022. Approved 1 November 2016. 19 October 2023. Proposal 50724.
  5. News: The representative of the people of Razan and Dargazin in the parliament announced the upgrading of Shahanjarin village in Dargazin to the city. fa. ghatreh.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019184515/https://ghatreh.com/news/nn14020435844624699392. Ministry of the Interior. 19 October 2023. 16 July 2023. 19 October 2023.