Dargaz County

Not to be confused with Dargazin County.

For the city, see Dargaz. For other places with a similar name, see Dargaz.

Dargaz County (Persian: شهرستان درگز) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dargaz.^[3]

Dargaz County Persian: شهرستان درگز
County
Location of Dargaz County in Razavi Khorasan province (top, pink)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 58°58′11″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Dargaz
Districts	Central, Chapeshlu, Lotfabad, Now Khandan
Area
• Total	3,777 km2 (1,458 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	72,355
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Dargaz County at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,439 in 19,435 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 74,326 people in 21,654 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 72,355 in 22,778 households.^[2]

Its prestigious ancient name of Abivard (the Apavartene in the works of the ancient geographers, Ptolemy and Strabo) was changed just a few years ago, believing wrongly that it is a later Arabic name.^{[citation needed]} Apavarta simply meant "rosewater" in Parthian and Old Persian.

Administrative divisions

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

Dargaz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	40,197	42,587	41,808
Takab RD	5,892	5,533	5,046
Dargaz (city)	34,305	37,054	36,762
Chapeshlu District	11,774	11,107	11,360
Miankuh RD	4,409	3,888	4,089
Qarah Bashlu RD	5,118	4,745	4,897
Chapeshlu (city)	2,247	2,474	2,374
Lotfabad District	10,374	10,013	9,432
Dibaj RD	3,297	3,313	3,045
Zangelanlu RD	5,180	4,910	4,522
Lotfabad (city)	1,897	1,790	1,865
Now Khandan District	11,094	10,619	9,755
Dorungar RD	3,296	2,944	2,753
Shahrestaneh RD	5,047	5,013	4,368
Now Khandan (city)	2,751	2,662	2,634
Total	73,439	74,326	72,355
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Dargaz County at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 October 2024). "Dargaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.